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title: Creating a repo
description: How to create a new repo on GitHub
categories: repos
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Creating a new repo is a simple process.  Log in and go to the [dashboard](https://github.com/).

Click "New Repository" on the right side of the page:

![](http://img.skitch.com/20100527-nbjhrwesgdjye6nieddmqfigbt.png)

Fill in the form (only the name is required):

![](http://img.skitch.com/20100527-dih5dmamhfqhwr65hsa3eek6aj.png)

After the repo is created, you'll be presented with the empty repo page.  This page provides instructions on how to create a new local repo, push an existing repo, or import from an SVN repo.

![](http://img.skitch.com/20100527-r6h2yp7m8tuxdfhppepjdsetfb.png)