GitHub

What it is

GitHub hosts Git repositories in the cloud. Every change is tracked, you can roll back mistakes, and you can deploy straight to Vercel from a repo. We teach GitHub from day one so students never lose work and can show employers a real portfolio.

How it helps you

When you build with AI, files change fast. GitHub gives you a safety net — commit often, push to the cloud, and connect to Vercel for automatic deploys. It also proves you actually built something.

Key benefits

• ✦ Never lose a project — every version is saved
• ✦ Deploy to Vercel in one click from your repository
• ✦ Show a public portfolio employers can inspect
• ✦ Collaborate with teammates or course mentors
• ✦ Industry-standard skill every dev job expects

How to set up

1. 01 Create a free account at github.com.
2. 02 Install Git on your machine (Cursor can help verify).
3. 03 Create a new repository for your project.
4. 04 In Cursor, open the terminal and run git init, add, commit, push.
5. 05 Connect the repo to Vercel for automatic deployments on every push.