Setting up the repository

The first step in this process it to copy a GitHub repository so you can use it on your own account. You can serve the website from your personal account, or you can create an organization to serve the website from a specific website. If you’d like to work on this , see GitHub’s instructions on Creating and Organization

Create a GitHub Account

If you already have a GitHub account, skip this step.

  1. Go to https://github.com/.

  2. Create an account.

  3. Check your email to verify your account.

Making a Filter

Use This Template! (Make a copy of this template!)

picture of the button that enables user to create a new template in github
  • Name your repository.
image of the field users must fill out in order to create a name for their new template
  • Click the “Create Repository From Template” button – this will copy all the files (but not the history!) of the Oral History as Data repository into your own repository.
picture of the create repository button located at the bottom of the page