How to create a Github profile README

Benjamin Swerdlow
2 min readJul 14, 2020

How to add a readme to your Github profile (with pictures)

My Github Profile (@theswerd)

Steps:

  1. Create a repository

2. Configure the repository

Set the repository name to your Github username

Make sure to the repository is public

And initialize it with a README

3. Edit your Readme

You can view your profile Readme at https://github.com/username/username/blob/master/README.md

Put your own touch! If you are looking for inspiration you can check out mine, or this list of profile Readmes

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