website guide
Computer setup
06 Jun 2023You will download a copy of your website onto your computer. You make your changes locally, and then publish them when you’re ready.
Install two applications
Download GitHub Desktop and Sublime Text 4:
- Sublime Text 4 is a code editor. It is the app you will use to edit your website.
- GitHub Desktop provides an easier-to-use UI to let you publish changes to the internet.
Download your website
The next steps only make sense once I’ve set up your website on GitHub.
- Log in to GitHub Desktop.
- Clone the repository. You’ll need to decide where you want your website to live on your computer.
Your website is essentially a folder full of files, called a repository. GitHub keeps track of any changes made to that folder, so it’s easy to keep track of who changed what when, and revert any mistakes.