Introduction to Web Development || Setup || Part 1



In this video you will learn how to set up your computer for web development. We will be setting up your browser, text editor, and version control system.

Downloads:
Google Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome
Visual Studio Code: https://code.visualstudio.com
Git: https://git-scm.com/download

Links:
Github: https://github.com
Github SSH Key Documentation: https://help.github.com/articles/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/

Terminal Commands:
Set Git Username: git config –global user.name “Your name here”
Set Git Email: git config –global user.email “your_email@example.com”
Set Git Commit Message Editor: git config –global core.editor “code –wait”
Check for Existing SSH Key: ls ~/.ssh
Generate SSH Key: ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C “your_email@example.com”
Copy SSH Key (Replace the ‘⋖’ symbol with an actual less than symbol):
Windows:
clip ⋖ ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Mac:
pbcopy ⋖ ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Linux:
sudo apt-get install xclip
xclip -sel clip ⋖ ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Verify SSH Key Setup: ssh -T git@github.com

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