📘 Introduction STEP 02 / 15 ⏱ 15 min ⏳ 190 min left

INTRO: Setup

In this section you'll copy the following template repository to create your hands-on repository, then open it in a Codespace to start working. If you can't use Codespaces, clone it locally and work there instead.

Project URL: https://github.com/theomonfort/Github-copilot-workshop

2.1 — Create your hands-on repository

  1. Open the project URL in your browser
  2. Click the Use this template button in the top right and select Create a new repository

Use this template → Create a new repository

  1. On the repository creation screen, configure the following:

    • Owner: select an Organization where you can freely create test repositories (Copilot / Actions / GHAS / Codespaces enabled)
    • Repository name: any name you like (e.g., hands-on-yourname)
    • Visibility: select Private

  2. Click Create repository

Click the Create repository button

2.2 — Open the repository

Open your newly created repository in a dev environment. Option 1 (Codespaces) is recommended, but if you can't use it, Option 2 (Local) works too.

  1. On your newly created repository's page, click the green Code button
  2. Select the Codespaces tab
  3. Click Create codespace on main

Option 2: Local

  1. Open a terminal in VS Code (menu Terminal → New Terminal, or Ctrl+`)

  2. On the repository page, open the green Code button → Local tab → GitHub CLI tab, and copy the clone command

    Copy the clone command from Code → Local → GitHub CLI

  3. Paste it into the terminal to clone the repo locally:

    gh repo clone <owner>/<repo-name>

  4. Open the cloned folder in VS Code:

    code -r <repo-name>

Either way, the DevContainer sets up a Node.js 22 environment with the following pre-installed (locally, use a DevContainer-aware setup or install them manually):

  • GitHub Copilot & Copilot Chat extensions
  • GitHub CLI (gh)
  • GitHub MCP Server (.vscode/mcp.json, auto-discovery enabled)
  • Copilot CLI (@github/copilot)
  • gh-aw (Agentic Workflow CLI)

2.3 — Review the source content

src/content/playbook/ contains several Markdown files about GitHub and Copilot — the material for today's site. Each file's frontmatter defines title / summary / icon / color and an SDLC category (introduction / plan / develop / review / secure / operate, etc.). Assets you can use to build the site — icons and images (such as planet artwork) — are also provided under public/.