In the local directory containing the code run: git init -b main git add . git commit -m "Initial commit" Then sign into GitHub and create a repo with name <REPO NAME>. Do not include a README or LICENSE file. Get the URL: https://github.com/nicholishiell/<REPO NAME> Add GitHub as remote location: git remote add origin https://github.com/nicholishiell/rcsdb.git Then push local code to remote: git push -u origin main