Previously, only upgraded GitHub Pro accounts could create a private GitHub repository. This option is now available to all accounts -- but with a catch that can limit users.

And setting up an empty Git repo For folks unfamiliar with Git, it’s a tool that tracks the changes in your project files and lets you revert to older versions of the code whenever you want.

Invented for Linux kernel development, Git version control now powers millions of projects across the globe. You can use it with or without GitHub.

GitHub is at heart a Git repository hosting service, i.e. a cloud-based source code management or version control system, but that’s just the beginning.