13 GitHub Fork

GitHub Fork & Pull Request Workflow | Contribute to Open Source In this video, you’ll learn how to fork a repository on GitHub, make changes locally, and submit those changes back to the original project via a pull request. We’ll cover the differences between forking and cloning, how forks give you your own editable copy of a project, and how to collaborate with the original authors. This is the full open‑source contribution cycle — from forking to merging. 📌 What You’ll Learn in This Video 0:00 – Welcome & Introduction 0:05 – What is Forking in GitHub? 0:12 – Fork vs Clone Explained 0:40 – Why Forking Gives You Repository Ownership 1:13 – Practical Example: Forking a Public Repository 2:00 – Verifying Your Fork on GitHub 2:41 – Cloning Your Fork to Local Machine (`git clone`) 2:58 – Opening the Project in VS Code 3:16 – Making a Code Change (Adding “Linux” to Text) 3:32 – Viewing Changes in VS Code’s Version Control 3:45 – Staging, Committing & Syncing Changes 4:05 – Verifying Commit on GitHub 4:24 – Creating a Pull Request (PR) to Original Repository 4:51 – Writing a Good Pull Request Description 5:32 – PR Created & Visible in Main Repo 5:56 – Automatic CI/CD Checks Triggered 6:25 – Merging the Pull Request 6:38 – Verifying Change in the Main Repository 6:46 – Recap: Fork → Clone → Edit → Pull Request → Merge Related Links: Course: https://www.becloudready.com/devops-launchpad Land a DevOps Job in 60 Days: https://www.becloudready.com/post/devops-launchpad-land-a-devops-job-in-60-days Subscribe for more DevOps and software development tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/@UCmtepvrw2GfjB6JbyxpIp0A Follow For More on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becloudready Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/becloudready/ X: https://x.com/becloudready LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/becloudready/