Tavern & Tools · Quest 4 · Your first push

Quest 4 · Your first push

Quest 4 · hands-on · ~25 min

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🎯 Mission

You start with: your quest-log repo and a free GitHub account.

You finish with: quest-log live on github.com with both commits.

Quest complete when: your repo page on GitHub shows README.md rendered as a heading.

+70 XP🏆 Guild Registered

Step 1 · Create an empty repo on GitHub

On github.com click New repository, name it quest-log, leave every box unticked (no README), and create it.

Step 2 · Connect and push

git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR-USERNAME/quest-log.git
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main

✅ You should see: lines ending in "main -> main". Refresh the GitHub page: your README appears.

Step 3 · The everyday loop

echo "- Day 2: pushed to GitHub" >> README.md
git add README.md
git commit -m "Log day 2"
git push

✅ You should see: a third commit on GitHub. From now on it's just add → commit → push.

Your saves were on your own console. GitHub is the cloud save: play on any machine, and your party (team) can see your progress.

💡 What just happened (plain English)

GitHub is your portfolio. Every chapter in this pathway ends with something you push, so by the end recruiters can see a trail of real work.

🏁 Checkpoint

  • ☐ quest-log is on GitHub
  • ☐ I pushed a third commit with plain `git push`

🏆 Tick every box → achievement unlocked: Guild Registered (+70 XP)