GitHub Learning Lab

Learn new skills by completing fun, realistic projects in your very own GitHub repository. Get advice and helpful feedback from our friendly Learning Lab bot.

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Featured courses

Community Starter Kit

Created by The GitHub Training Team

There are millions of projects on GitHub, all competing for attention from the millions of open source contributors available to help. Learn how to help your project stand out.

Introduction to HTML

Created by The GitHub Training Team

If you are looking for a quick and fun introduction to the exciting world of programming, this course is for you. Learn fundamental HTML skills and build your first webpage in less than an hour.

Create a release based workflow

Created by The GitHub Training Team

This course focuses on releases, and more complex branching strategies.

Learning should be fun

There are no simulations or boring tutorials here, just hands-on lessons created with by the GitHub community and taught by the friendly Learning Lab bot.

Real projects

Learn new skills while working in your own copy of a real project.

Helpful bot

Our friendly bot provides instructions and feedback throughout your journey.

Real workflow

Everything happens in GitHub Issues and Pull Requests.

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Managing merge conflicts

Created by The GitHub Training Team

Merge conflicts are a normal part of working in Git. Learn why they happen and how to resolve them with ease.

Merge conflicts

Communicating using Markdown

Created by The GitHub Training Team

This course will walk you through everything you need to start organizing ideas and collaborating using Markdown, a lightweight language for text formatting.

Reviewing pull requests

Created by The GitHub Training Team

See how collaboration works on GitHub and start building great things, together.

Introduction to GitHub

Created by The GitHub Training Team

If you are looking for a quick and fun introduction to GitHub, you've found it. This class will get you started using GitHub in less than an hour.

GitHub Pages

Created by The GitHub Training Team

Learn how to create a site or blog from your GitHub repositories with GitHub Pages.

Getting started with GitHub Apps

Created by The GitHub Training Team

Add your own GitHub feature, automate workflows, and more with GitHub Apps.

Getting started

Install the app

Sign in with GitHub and then install GitHub Learning Lab on your account.

Register for a course

Choose a course and register. GitHub Learning Lab will create a new repository on your account.

Start learning

Start the course by following the instructions in the first issue or pull request comment by Learning Lab bot.

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