In order to start building your website, you need to create your own repository first. A repository is the space where your website’s files are saved. You will be using a fork -that is, a copy- of TowerBuilder’s original repository.
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You need sign in to GitHub.com. If you don't have an account, you can create one over here.
Disclaimer: GitHub.com is a Microsoft Inc. subsidiary that provides git repositories hosting and web hosting services in a free and simple way. That’s why we chose to use it for posting this project and our organization's code.
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GitHub will require an e-mail verification. For more information, you can read the official documentation.
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In order to fork the repository, you need to browse to the repository's home and click on "fork", on the upper-right corner of the page. This will create a new page under your user, as in http://github.com/your_username/TowerBuilder. Now, you'll start working there, and you'll be allowed to modify files and publish sites. For further reading, check GitHub article about how to fork a repository. You can also read about forks in general.
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To add outside collaborators, so they can edit data and texts, you must configure your repository according to the GitHub documentation.