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This page contains instructions to use and set up Git for Power Lab. This page contains instructions to use and set up Git for Power Lab.
**Git** is a powerful version control tool. Although originally indended for software (for managing the code of the Linux kernel) it is powerful and very useful to manage any text-heavy data.
## Git
Git is a powerful version control tool. Although originally indended for software (for managing the code of the Linux kernel) it is powerful and very useful to manage any text-heavy data.
There are many good tutorials on Git. Please find one and learn how to use git. There are many good tutorials on Git. Please find one and learn how to use git.
## Github ## Github
Git is a software tool, and Github.com is a website / repository of code that can be accessed using git. After you learn to use git, you can create a free account on Github.com and practice uploading (pushing) and downloading (pulling) code from repositories. Git is a software tool, but **Github.com** is a website / repository of code that can be accessed using git software. After you learn to use git, you can create a free account on Github.com and practice uploading (pushing) and downloading (pulling) code from repositories.
## Gitea ## Gitea
Gitea is identical to Github - it is a repository that contains code. Github is owned by an external entity and one needs a paid account for certain features (especially for private repositories). On the other hand `gitea.iitdh.ac.in` is run and operated by IIT-DH so all features are available to all IITDH users. Gitea is identical to Github - it is a repository that contains code. Github is owned by an external entity and one needs a paid account for certain features (especially for private repositories). On the other hand `gitea.iitdh.ac.in` is run and operated by IIT-DH so all features are available to all IITDH users.