Required configuration

Before we install any software, make sure you install git and configure the SSH keys correctly to access it, so you won’t have any trouble accessing our systems.

Git

Git is an extremely powerful piece of software that allows people to work together on code. The official terminology is a distributed version control system. We will use this extensively in a lot of different courses.

Go to Download and download the installer for your operating system (windows/mac/linux). Follow the installation wizard. Choose the defaults unless otherwise specified:

• Select Components: Go ahead and add additional icons > on the Desktop if you want
• Leave all rest default
• Try running Git Bash by pressing the windows button and searching for it. A black window should open. Try typing git. This is called a command prompt and we will need it to run commands (for example in the SSH keys section).

Next up: go to SSH Keys