How to Use GitHub With Unity (Also Works With Existing Projects)

How to Use GitHub With Unity (Also Works With Existing Projects)

Greetings, in this Unity and GitHub tutorial we shall be looking at how to setup a github repository with an existing unity project. The method to setup a github repo with an existing unity project is simple and I haven't seen it covered without the need to move files about, which can be problematic for a Unity project as those can be big.

This tutorial on how to setup github with Unity gets around this! We will create a gitbub repository / project where your Unity project is, then upload it to Github so you have a remote backup and can use version control and recieve all the benefits of that.

We will be using Github desktop to get the Unity github repository setup. You can download it here if you don't have it: https://desktop.github.com/

Github desktop is made by Github and great for those who want a simple version control setup.

So in this tutorial on how to setup a github repo for an existing unity project, we don't need to move any files about. We simply open github desktop, click on File and then add local repository. The amazing thing about this is, if we select a folder that isn't a git repository, github desktop will create all the git files we need, in that folder automatically! So our Unity project will become a git unity project, ready to be used with git!

So to add a local Unity project to GitHub make sure the name of the new repository you are making is the same as the Unity project folder name or a new folder will be created and your unity project won't become a git repo. Github desktop also provides a Unity git ignore for you if you want one.

After we click on create repository, we will be asked if we want to use Git LFS. We will be clicking not now. You will also notice that the unity project is now a git repo! After that, we need to click cancel as when we try to add a local repo, github desktop will tell us that it is already a git repository. This means the method worked! So as you can see, it is easy to add an existing project to GitH|ub using GitHub desktop.

We just need to click on publish repository and we are done! We have a github repo setup and also on the github servers. So this tutorial is perfect for adding an existing unity game/project to Github.

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