forking_hell.rst

Making your own copy (fork) of neat

You need to do this only once. The instructions here are very similar to the instructions at https://help.github.com/forking/ |emdash| please see that page for more detail. We're repeating some of it here just to give the specifics for the `neat`_ project, and to suggest some default names.

Set up and configure a github account

If you don't have a github account, go to the github page, and make one.

You then need to configure your account to allow write access |emdash| see the Generating SSH keys help on `github help`_.

Create your own forked copy of `neat`_

1. Log into your github account.

2. Go to the `neat`_ github home at `neat github`_.

3. Click on the fork button:

   

   Now, after a short pause, you should find yourself at the home page for your own forked copy of `neat`_.