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Install command line Git for your operating system ([OS X](https://sourceforge.net/projects/git-osx-installer/), [Windows](http://msysgit.github.io/) or [Linux](https://git-scm.com/download/linux)) and open your terminal / command prompt.
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Download [Github Desktop](https://desktop.github.com/) (for Mac or Windows).
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Create a directory where you will be storing all your projects. You can call it `code` or `projects`.
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### Setup your Git details
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```bash
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$ git config --global user.name "Your Name"
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$ git config --global user.email "name@domain"
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```
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### Setup an SSH key
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An SSH key is used to identify trusted computers, without entering a password.
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[Instructions on how to generate an SSH key](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-Generating-Your-SSH-Public-Key)
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This ends our _Set-up Git and GitHub_ lesson. Is there something you don't understand? Try and go through the provided resources with your coach. If you have any feedback or can think of ways to improve this tutorial [send us an email](mailto:feedback@codebar.io) and let us know.
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