Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Welcome back to GitHub for beginners! In this episode, our engineers sit down to answer the most frequently asked questions we get from new developers. We walk you through exactly how to add your SSH key or personal access token (PAT) to GitHub. We also clear up the confusion around merging versus rebasing and show you how to resolve those tricky merge conflicts. Check the chapters below to jump straight to the answer you need!
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— CHAPTERS —
00:00 Introduction
00:26 What is SSH and how to add it
02:49 What is a PAT and how to add it
05:14 Merging vs rebasing and fixing conflicts
07:38 How to update or sync a forked repo
09:17 How to review a pull request
11:47 Outro
— RESOURCES —
Adding your SSH key to ssh-agent: docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent?utm_source=youtube-episode-9&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=gfb-s3-2026#adding-your-ssh-key-to-the-ssh-agent
Syncing a fork: docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/syncing-a-fork?utm_source=youtube-episode-9&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=gfb-s3-2026
Using GitHub Copilot code review: docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/request-a-code-review/use-code-review?utm_source=youtube-episode-9&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=gfb-s3-2026
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About GitHub:
It’s where over 180 million developers create, share, and ship the best code possible. It’s a place for anyone, from anywhere, to build anything—it’s where the world builds software. github.com
Welcome back to GitHub for beginners! In this episode, our engineers sit down to answer the most frequently asked questions we get from new developers. We walk you through exactly how to add your SSH key or personal access token (PAT) to GitHub. We also clear up the confusion around merging versus rebasing and show you how to resolve those tricky merge conflicts. Check the chapters below to jump straight to the answer you need!
#GitHub #GitHubforBeginners
— CHAPTERS —
00:00 Introduction
00:26 What is SSH and how to add it
02:49 What is a PAT and how to add it
05:14 Merging vs rebasing and fixing conflicts
07:38 How to update or sync a forked repo
09:17 How to review a pull request
11:47 Outro
— RESOURCES —
Adding your SSH key to ssh-agent: docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent?utm_source=youtube-episode-9&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=gfb-s3-2026#adding-your-ssh-key-to-the-ssh-agent
Syncing a fork: docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/syncing-a-fork?utm_source=youtube-episode-9&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=gfb-s3-2026
Using GitHub Copilot code review: docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/request-a-code-review/use-code-review?utm_source=youtube-episode-9&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=gfb-s3-2026
Stay up-to-date on all things GitHub by subscribing and following us at:
YouTube: bit.ly/subgithub
Blog: https://github.blog
X: twitter.com/github
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/github
Instagram: instagram.com/github
TikTok: tiktok.com/@github
Facebook: facebook.com/GitHub
About GitHub:
It’s where over 180 million developers create, share, and ship the best code possible. It’s a place for anyone, from anywhere, to build anything—it’s where the world builds software. github.com
