Creating a GitHub Repository Create A Github Account (if you haven't signed up yet) Create a new account On GitHub - GitHub Docs After successfully setting up GitHub account login to your account. You will see the screen as below. In the upper-right corner of any page, use the drop-down menu, and select New repository. Type a short, memorable name for your repository. For example, "hello-world". Optionally, add a description of your repository. For example, "My first repository on GitHub." Choose A Visiblity Mode Select Initialize this repository with a README. Click Create repository.