When creating a repository, it can be helpful to start with a template instead of a blank page. Here are some of our favorite resources, templates, and examples for important files in GitHub Repositories.
- Make a README.md
- .gitignore
- Support Protips: Best practices for protected branches
- General collaboration best practices
- Awesome README.md examples
- Contributing guides
- Issue & Pull Request templates
- GitHub's default bug report template
- GitHub's default feature suggestion template
- Atom's bug report template
- Atom's feature request template
- Issue and PR templates for GitHub.com and for GitHub Enterprise Server