🚀 Step-by-Step Guide to Upload to GitHub

I'll walk you through the step-by-step process to upload your project to GitHub. Here's the complete guide:

🚀 Step-by-Step Guide to Upload to GitHub

Option A: Using Terminal/Command Line (Recommended)

Step 1: Navigate to Your Project Directory

cd /Users/teslim/TeslimWorkSpace/PorfolioRepo/25-Portfolio-aihero/project

Step 2: Initialize Git Repository

git init

Step 3: Create the README.md File

Create a new file called README.md in your project folder and paste the README content I provided earlier.

Step 4: Add All Files to Git

git add .

Step 5: Make Your First Commit

git commit -m "Initial commit: AI Mail Agent - Day 1 Complete"

Step 6: Create Repository on GitHub

1. Go to https://github.com/TeslimAdeyanju
2. Click the green "New" button (or "+" in top right → "New repository")
3. Repository name: ai-mail-agent or 7-day-ai-agent-course
4. Description: "7-Day AI Agent Development Course - Building an intelligent mail agent from GitHub repositories"
5. Keep it Public (for portfolio visibility)
6. Don't initialize with README (since you already have one)
7. Click "Create repository"

Step 7: Connect Local Repository to GitHub

git remote add origin <https://github.com/TeslimAdeyanju/ai-mail-agent.git>
git branch -M main

Step 8: Push to GitHub

git push -u origin main

Option B: Using GitHub Desktop (GUI Method)

Step 1: Download GitHub Desktop

• Download from: https://desktop.github.com/
• Install and sign in with your GitHub account

Step 2: Create Repository

1. Click "Create a New Repository on your hard drive"
2. Name: ai-mail-agent
3. Local path: Choose your project folder
4. Check "Initialize this repository with a README"
5. Click "Create Repository"

Step 3: Add Your Files

1. Copy your notebook files and README.md to the repository folder
2. GitHub Desktop will automatically detect the changes
3. Add a commit message: "Initial commit: AI Mail Agent - Day 1 Complete"
4. Click "Commit to main"

Step 4: Publish to GitHub

1. Click "Publish repository"
2. Keep repository name as ai-mail-agent
3. Add description: "7-Day AI Agent Development Course"
4. Keep it Public
5. Click "Publish Repository"

Option C: Using VS Code (If you have GitHub extension)

Step 1: Open VS Code in Project Folder

cd /Users/teslim/TeslimWorkSpace/PorfolioRepo/25-Portfolio-aihero/project
code .

Step 2: Initialize Git

1. Open VS Code terminal (Terminal → New Terminal)
2. Run: git init
3. VS Code will show the Source Control panel

Step 3: Stage and Commit

1. Click the Source Control icon (looks like branching lines)
2. Click "+" next to files to stage them
3. Add commit message: "Initial commit: AI Mail Agent - Day 1 Complete"
4. Click the ✓ checkmark to commit

Step 4: Push to GitHub

1. Click "Publish to GitHub" button
2. Choose repository name: ai-mail-agent
3. Select "Public"
4. Click "Publish to GitHub"

📋 Files to Include in Your Repository

Make sure your project folder contains:

ai-mail-agent/
├── README.md                    # The one we created
├── ai_mail_agent2.ipynb         # Your main notebook
├── requirements.txt             # (Create this - see below)
├── .gitignore                   # (Create this - see below)
└── LICENSE                      # (Optional)

Create requirements.txt

requests==2.31.0
python-frontmatter==1.0.0
jupyter==1.0.0

Create .gitignore

# Jupyter Notebook checkpoints
.ipynb_checkpoints/

# Python cache
__pycache__/
*.pyc
*.pyo
*.pyd

# Environment variables
.env
.venv/

# IDE files
.vscode/
.idea/

# OS generated files
.DS_Store
Thumbs.db

✅ After Uploading - Verify Success

1. Visit your repository: https://github.com/TeslimAdeyanju/ai-mail-agent
2. Check that you see:
• Your beautiful README with the 7-day outline
• Your Jupyter notebook