How to set up Git Hub

Git Push Button

FEWD Studio comes with an easy to use “Git Push” button. This allows you to simply hit the button, add a note and Push To Git.

Your project is then backed up in just a couple of clicks.

What Git is

Git is version control — it tracks every change you make to your files.

Think of it as a save history where you can go back to any previous version. GitHub is where you store that history online, so it's backed up and accessible anywhere.

The one-time setup for a new project:

Step 1 — Create a repository on GitHub

1. Go to github.com and sign in
2. Click the + icon → New repository
3. Give it a name (e.g. my-project)
4. Set it to Private
5. Do NOT tick "Add README" — leave it empty
6. Click Create repository
7. Copy the URL shown — looks like https://github.com/yourname/my-project.git

Step 2 — Initialise git in your project folder

Open a terminal — either in VS Code, or in Fewd Studio's terminal panel, if you have the Premium version.

Navigate to your project folder:

cd ~/Documents/Projects/MyProject

Then run:

1. git init
2. git remote add origin https://github.com/yourname/my-project.git
3. git branch -M main

That's it — one time only per project.

Step 3 — First push

1. git add .
2. git commit -m "Initial commit"
3. git push -u origin main

The -u origin main is only needed on the very first push. After that, FewdLab's Push button handles everything.

After that — using Fewd Studio's Git Push button:

1. Make your changes in Fewd Studio
2. Click the Git icon in the left bar
3. Type a commit message describing what you changed (e.g. "Add hero component styles")
4. Click Push
5. Done — changes are saved to GitHub