# 02 — Creating a repository

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A repository is one project. Create one per project, not one per file.

## Steps

1. Press **+** at the top right → **New Repository**.
2. **Owner** — yourself, or an organisation you belong to.
3. **Repository name** — lowercase, no spaces: `network-lab`, `web-site`, `guide`.
4. **Description** — one line explaining what it is. It appears in search results.
5. **Visibility**
   - *Public* — anyone who can reach the server can read it.
   - *Private* — only you and the people you invite.
6. **Initialize repository** — tick it. This creates the first commit with a `README.md`, so the repository is usable straight away.
7. Press **Create Repository**.

## Good names

| Instead of | Prefer |
|-----------|--------|
| `Yeni Proje (son)` | `yeni-proje` |
| `Ağ Ödevi 1` | `network-lab-01` |
| `test test 2` | `packet-tracer-tests` |

Spaces and brackets in names make links harder to share and can confuse relative paths inside documents. Lowercase letters, digits and hyphens are always safe.

## After creation

- **Settings → Collaborators** — give other people read or write access.
- **Settings → Branches** — protect `main` so nobody commits to it directly.
- **Add File** — start filling the repository (chapter 03).

## Deleting a repository

**Settings → Danger Zone → Delete this repository.** You must type the repository name to confirm. This cannot be undone — the history goes with it.

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