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mrbell-dev edited this page Feb 3, 2026 · 1 revision

Getting Started with GitHub

GitHub is where our website's files are stored. Think of it like a shared folder that keeps track of every change ever made.

Creating a GitHub Account

  1. Go to github.com
  2. Click Sign Up in the top right
  3. Enter your email address
  4. Create a password
  5. Choose a username (your callsign works great!)
  6. Complete the verification
  7. Important: Let the webmaster know your GitHub username so they can give you access to edit the website

Navigating the Repository

A "repository" (or "repo") is like a project folder. Our website repo is at: https://github.com/mrbell-dev/RC-ARC

Key Areas of the Repository

When you visit the repository page, you'll see:

Section What It Does
Code tab Browse all the files
content/ folder Where all the website pages and posts live
config/ folder Site settings (usually don't need to edit)
assets/ folder Images and other media

Understanding the File Structure

RC-ARC/
├── content/              # Website content lives here
│   ├── _index.en.md      # Home page
│   ├── about/            # About page folder
│   ├── activities/       # Activities page folder
│   ├── links/            # Links page folder
│   └── post/             # All posts/articles
│       ├── meetings/
│       ├── repeaters/
│       ├── field-day/
│       └── (other posts...)
├── config/               # Site settings
├── assets/               # Images and resources
│   └── img/
│       └── commons/      # Shared images
└── static/               # Static files

Accessing Files to Edit

  1. Navigate to the repository
  2. Click on folders to open them (like browsing files on your computer)
  3. Click on a .md file to view its contents
  4. Click the pencil icon to edit (more on this in Editing Content)

What is Markdown?

All our content files end in .md which stands for Markdown. Markdown is a simple way to format text:

What You Type What You Get
**bold text** bold text
*italic text* italic text
# Heading Big heading
## Smaller Heading Smaller heading
[Link Text](https://url.com) Clickable link
- Item Bullet point

You'll learn more about Markdown as you edit pages!

Next Steps

Now that you know the basics of GitHub, continue to:

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