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Step 3: Add Collaborators 👥
🎯 Objective
Add all team members as collaborators to the GitHub repository so everyone can contribute to the project.
đź“‹ Task Requirements
Who: Repository Owner (ONE person only)
🔍 Step-by-Step Instructions
- Navigate to Repository Settings
- Go to your repository on GitHub
- Click on the “Settings” tab (near the top of the page)
- Access Collaborators Section
- In the left sidebar, click on “Collaborators”
- Click the “Add people” button
- Add Team Members
- Enter each team member’s GitHub username or email address
- Click “Add [username] to this repository”
- Repeat for all team members
- Set Permissions
- Make sure all collaborators have “Write” access
- This allows them to push changes to the repository
âś… Success Criteria
đź’ˇ Tips
- Make sure you have the correct GitHub usernames for your team members
- Team members need to accept the invitation via email or GitHub notification
- If someone doesn’t receive an invitation, check the username spelling
- You can always change permissions later if needed
🚀 Ready for Next Step?
Once all collaborators are added and have accepted invitations, you’re ready for Step 4: Get the Starter Code.
đź’ľ Git Workflow Reminder
After completing this step:
- Collaborators added on GitHub (no local files to commit yet)
- In future steps, remember to:
git add .
to stage your changes
git commit -m "descriptive message"
to commit
git pull
before starting new work
git push
to upload your changes
- If you encounter conflicts, see the conflicts tutorial