Implemented GitHub repository setup and management

📅 2025-07-11 — Session: Implemented GitHub repository setup and management

🕒 17:10–17:30
🏷️ Labels: Git, Github, Version Control, .Gitignore, Apache 2.0
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal:

The session aimed to set up and manage a GitHub repository effectively, covering licensing, migration, and version control practices.

Key Activities:

• Reviewed the Apache 2.0 License to understand its permissions and restrictions for open-source projects.
• Migrated a local development folder to a new GitHub repository, including initialization and linking.
• Managed GitHub commits by creating a .gitignore file to exclude build artifacts and virtual environments.
• Executed safe Git pull operations from GitHub to local projects, focusing on merge behavior.
• Initialized a local Git repository and pushed local code to GitHub.
• Applied a remote .gitignore file to a local repository to ensure correct file tracking.

Achievements:

• Successfully migrated local development work to GitHub, ensuring proper version control and licensing.
• Established a workflow for excluding unnecessary files from commits, enhancing repository cleanliness.

Pending Tasks:

• Review and refine the .gitignore file to ensure all unnecessary files are excluded in future commits.