GitHub Projects for Dummies

A beginner-friendly, no-assumptions tutorial explaining how GitHub Organizations, Repositories, and Projects actually work.

This guide is written for people who:

• Feel GitHub documentation is vague
• Are confused by Projects
• Want to organize research or professional work correctly
• Are tired of trial-and-error explanations

👉 Start with the Wiki for the full tutorial.

What this repository contains

• 📘 A complete step-by-step tutorial (Wiki)
• 🧠 Clear mental models (no jargon)
• 🛑 Common mistakes explained and avoided
• ✅ Safe workflows for beginners

Who this is for

• Researchers
• Engineers
• Students
• Absolute beginners

If GitHub ever feels confusing, this repository is for you.

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📁 Repository Contents

repo
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├── docs
|   ├── 00-Home.md
│   ├── 01-Concepts.md
├   ├── 02–Projects-Linking.md
│   ├── 03-Org-vs-Personal-Projects.md
│   ├── 04-Archive-Delete-Backup.md
│   └── TOC.md
└── exports    
   ├── github-projects-for-dummies.docx
   ├── github-projects-for-dummies.md
   └── github-projects-for-dummies.pdf

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GitHub Projects for Dummies

A beginner-friendly tutorial that finally explains GitHub Organizations, Repositories, and Projects in plain English.

Start here

• 👉 Home: docs/00-Home.md
• Concepts: docs/01-Concepts.md
• Linking Projects to Repos: docs/02-Projects-Linking.md
• Org vs Personal Projects confusion: docs/03-Org-vs-Personal-Projects.md
• Archive/Delete/Backup safely: docs/04-Archive-Delete-Backup.md

Who this is for

• Absolute beginners
• Researchers and engineers organizing work
• Anyone who finds GitHub documentation too vague

What you will learn

• Why Projects are not folders
• How to correctly structure: Org → Repos + Projects
• How Projects “connect” to repos (spoiler: via Issues)
• How to safely archive or delete things

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Downloads

You can download this tutorial in multiple formats:

• 📄 PDF version — for printing or offline reading
• 📝 Word (.docx) version — for editing or annotations
• 📘 Markdown (.md) version — for reuse or contribution

All files are available in the repository’s exports/ folder.