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 # New projects
 
-## Initializing the repository
-1) Create the repository on at `git.tams.tech/tws` first and clone
-2) Push an empty commit to the `main` branch with the message 'init':
-   `git commit --alow-empty -m 'init'`
-3) All further work to be merged from a branch on a fork
-   1) Return to the web interface at `git.tams.tech/tws` and click the "fork" button
-   2) Clone your forked repo
-   3) Add the upstream (ex: `git remote add upstream ssh://git@git.tams.tech:2222/TWS/meta-tasks.git`)
-   4) You can then fetch upstream changes and merge them to your fork
-   5) Opening PRs should typically be from your fork's work branch to the upstream main
+## Creating the main repository
+This will initialize and create an empty git repository.
+1. Visit `git.tams.tech/tws` and click "`New Repository`".
+2. Set the 'Owner' to `TWS`.
+3. Give the repository/project a name. Good repository names use short, memorable and unique keywords.
+4. _(optional but recommended)_ Enter a short description of what this repo does / is for.
+5. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and press "`Create Repository`".
+
+## Clone the main repository
+Here we will clone the main repository and do some initial setup.
+1. Clone the repository to your machine, where `<PROJECT>` is the name of the project.
+```
+git clone https://git.tams.tech/TWS/<PROJECT>
+cd <PROJECT>
+```
+
+2. Create a `README.md` file. This file should have a longer description of what the project is. You can be as detailed as you like.
+```
+touch README.md
+```
+
+3. Create a `.gitignore` file. This file should include any file, extension, directory, or pattern you wish to **NOT** be tracked by git. 
+```
+touch .gitignore
+```
+
+4. Push the initial work done so far.
+```
+git add .
+git commit -m init
+git push origin main
+```
+5. Once the changes can be seen at `https://git.tams.tech/TWS/<PROJECT>`, you can delete the local repository on your computer.
+
+## Forking the project
+All work to a project should ideally be done in a fork and not in the main repository.
+This write up will walk you through the process of forking through the web interface.
+
+1. Visit `https://git.tams.tech/TWS/<PROJECT>` and in the upper right hand corner press "`Fork`". 
+2. Leave everything default as all the information for 'Owner', 'Repository Name' & 'Description' should be correct. Press "`Fork Repository`".
+3. You should now be able to visit `https://git.tams.tech/<YOU>/<PROJECT>`, where `<YOU>` is your username & `<PROJECT>` is the name of the project.
+4. Clone the repository to your machine.
+```
+git clone https://git.tams.tech/<YOU>/<PROJECT>
+```
+5. Add the main repository as upstream.  This will allow you to fetch upstream changes and merge them into your fork.
+```
+git remote add upstream https://git.tams.tech/TWS/<PROJECT>
+```
+**WARNING**: Do **NOT** push to upstream unless you have gone through a Pull Request! Only use the upstream remote to `PULL` in new changes.
+
+You can now work on the project, commit changes, and submit Pull Requests from your fork to the main upstream repository repository.