Cloning Templates #

Prerequisites #

It is assumed, that you have

a registered GitHub account.
successfully installed Visual Studio Code.
basic knowledge, how to use Visual Studio Code.
successfully installed μJam extension to VSCode.
basic knowledge, how to use μJam.

Cloning a Template #

Say you want to create a website similar to an already existing website from one of the basic μJam template repositories or others. Than you can

clone that repository, i.e. create a local copy of a GitHub repository on your computer.
modify structure, style and content of your local repository.
publish your local repository to a remote repository under your GitHub account.

Let's go briefly through these steps by cloning the repository microjam-simple as an example.

Start VSCode in empty mode – with no file or folder open.

Open the Explorer View. Here you are offered to Clone Repository.

open empty VSCode — Fig. 1: Clone Remote Repository.

Press button Clone Repository and enter the template url.

enter template url — Fig. 2: Enter Template Url.

You will be asked to select the local directory, where to copy the template files into.

After successfully copied the template files you recieve a notification asking you to open the cloned repository.

copy success notification — Fig. 3: Copy Success Notification.

You might want to open the cloned repository.

Open cloned repository — Fig. 4: Opened Cloned Repository.

Modifying structure, style and content of your local repository is described here.

For publishing your repository to your GitHub account read here or here in more detail.

If you otherwise want to go the direct way to create a remote GitHub repository from an existing template repository you are guided through this process here very well.