# 8.1: Intro to GitHub ## Learning Objectives At the end of this lesson, you should: * Be *familiar* with GitHub * Understand briefly how GitHub extends the capabilities of Git ## Introduction {% embed url="" %} GitHub is a web application that hosts Git repositories on the internet. It is a centralised set of repositories developers use to hold "official" copies of their code. ### Why Use GitHub? In Fundamentals we'll be using GitHub as a place to download starter code, and, when we cover [8.2](/8-github/8.2-github-fork-and-clone.md) (GitHub Fork and Clone) we'll use it to submit projects and store our code and code versions online. Don't worry for now if the structure of local and remote repositories seems confusing, we'll be covering these topics again more in-depth in [8.2](/8-github/8.2-github-fork-and-clone.md) and [8.3](/8-github/8.4-github-repo-browsing.md). ![A Git "remote" is a shared copy of a code repository, typically hosted on a platform like GitHub](/files/-MEcjfhOXLy3AxW0gjLG) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://fundamentals.rocketacademy.co/8-github/8.1-intro-to-github.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.