Create empty .gitignore file

README.md

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-# template
+# Template
 
 A template to use when creating new repositories.
+
+# What's next?
+
+- Unless this is a private repository, fork it by clicking the Fork button in
+the top-right of the Forgejo page for the repository. ![Forgejo fork button](https://s.tams.tech/forgejo-fork.png)
+- Copy the repository URL from the Forgejo interface ![Forgejo clone link](https://s.tams.tech/forgejo-clone-link.png)
+- Clone the repository locally, and change your shell's directory to it.
+  ```console
+  $ # Via https:
+  $ git clone https://git.tams.tech/{USER}/{REPO}.git
+  $ # Via SSH:
+  $ git clone ssh://git@git.tams.tech:2222/{USER}/{REPO}.git
+  ```
+  Note that for private repositories, using HTTPS as the remote means entering
+  your credentials at each fetch or push action. Remotes can always be
+  updated, see [`git-remote(1)`](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-remote) for more
+  info.
+- Create a new branch
+  ```console
+  $ git checkout -b repo-init
+  ```
+- Replace the contents of this README with some information about what the repo is.
+- Commit your changes, and push them
+  ```console
+  $ git add README.md .gitignore
+  $ git commit -m "Initialized repository"
+  $ git push origin repo-init
+  ```
+- Click the link in the console output to create a pull request, then send a
+  link to that to the group chat to request review.