# Introduction to GitHub
_Get started using GitHub in less than an hour._
Finish
Congratulations, you've completed this course and joined the world of developers!
Here's a recap of your accomplishments:
- You learned about GitHub, repositories, branches, commits, and pull requests.
- You created a branch, a commit, and a pull request.
- You merged a pull request.
- You made your first contribution! :tada:
What's next?
If you'd like to make a profile README, use the quickstart instructions below or follow the instructions in the Managing your profile README article.
- Make a new public repository with a name that matches your GitHub username.
- Create a file named
README.md
in its root. The "root" means not inside any folder in your repository.
- Edit the contents of the
README.md
file.
- If you created a new branch for your file, open and merge a pull request on your branch.
- Lastly, we'd love to hear what you thought of this course in our discussion board.
Check out these resources to learn more or get involved: