# Can someone help me set up github/clone etc? **URL:** \ **Category:** C++\ **Tags:** unreal-engine, GitHub\ **Created:** [August 22, 2014, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/can-someone-help-me-set-up-github-clone-etc/9928 "2014-08-22T11:39:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_493806dd](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_493806dd](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_493806dd)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/can-someone-help-me-set-up-github-clone-etc/9928/1 "2014-08-22T11:39:15Z")
I am a huge newbie and my subscription is expiring in 5 days, I really want to give learning C++ a try and have the source code if I need it in the future. I wanted to set up github since it seems easiest way to work with the source code. I have visualstudio, github etc all installed. However I think I missed a step in the authenticating github, didn’t understand a word of it. Also my client looks different to the video uploaded by epic games on how to install it so I got stuck, I cannot for the life of me find the clone function and I have no idea what to do with my extracted files as 90% of them are identical to the ones I have under programfiles -\> Unreal Engine -\> 4.4 I have skype, if someone can help me set it up I would be so grateful. ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_138c2332](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_138c2332](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_138c2332)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/can-someone-help-me-set-up-github-clone-etc/9928/2 "2014-08-22T12:24:34Z")
> **[Set up Git - GitHub Docs](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/set-up-git)** > > At the heart of GitHub is an open-source version control system (VCS) called Git. Git is responsible for everything GitHub-related that happens locally on your computer. ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_493806dd](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_493806dd](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_493806dd)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/can-someone-help-me-set-up-github-clone-etc/9928/3 "2014-08-22T12:35:02Z")
> [@Errvald;123387](#): > > [https://try.github.io/](https://try.github.io/) huh? how does that help? ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_493806dd](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_493806dd](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_493806dd)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/can-someone-help-me-set-up-github-clone-etc/9928/4 "2014-08-23T08:06:44Z")
Bump, can someone please help me? ---
**Author:** ![DaDare](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@DaDare](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DaDare)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/can-someone-help-me-set-up-github-clone-etc/9928/5 "2014-08-23T12:21:25Z")
You dont need the github client to download the source. You can just download the source as a zip. I guess you have done some stepps, but I wrote down everything from scratch. Sign Up at Github. Go to [https://www.unrealengine.com/settings](https://www.unrealengine.com/settings) Under Accounts “UPDATE GITHUB ACCOUNT:” type in your Github user name, if you haven’t done already. Login at github. Go to [https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine](https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine) (you have to be logged in) Use branch 4.4 (or the branch you want to work with) On the right side you see “Download Zip”, hit it and a download will start. Scroll a bit down and also download “Required\_1of2.zip and Required\_2of2.zip.” Now extract the first Zip and extract the other two into the created folder. Now you can run “GenerateProjectFiles.bat”, open the UE4.sln and compile the Editor. Some more links: > **[A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/a-new-community-hosted-unreal-engine-wiki/141494)** > > After over a year in maintenance mode, the official Unreal Engine Wiki is now permanently offline. These resources now live on a new community-run Unreal Engine Community Wiki — https://unrealcommunity.wiki/! You will be able to find content from... [https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine](https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usjlNHPn-jo&feature=youtu.be](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usjlNHPn-jo&feature=youtu.be) Big Edit: Haven’t seen that you have already the source code. Sorry for that…