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+# Getting started
+
+Welcome to The Modding Tree!
+
+Using the Modding Tree, at its simplest level, just requires getting a copy of it onto your computer.
+However, if you do it the right way, it will help in many ways.
+
+Don't let the word "Github" scare you away. It's actually much easier to use than most people think, 
+especially because most people use it the hard way. The key is Github Desktop, which lets you do
+everything you need to, without even touching the command line. 
+
+The benefits of using Github:
+- It makes it much, much easier to update The Modding Tree.
+- You can share your work without any extra effort using githack, or with a bit more effort,
+    set up a github.io site.
+- It lets you undo changes to your code, and to have multiple versions of it.
+- It lets you collaborate with other people, if you want to.
+
+
+# Getting set up with Github and The Modding Tree:
+
+1. Install [Github Desktop](https://desktop.github.com/) and [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/).
+
+2. Make a Github account. You can handle this on your own.
+
+3. Log in on your browser, and go back to [The Modding Tree page](https://github.com/Acamaeda/The-Modding-Tree). At the top right,
+    there should be a button that says "fork". Click on it, and then on your username.
+    You now have your own fork, or copy, of The Modding Tree.
+
+4. Open Github Desktop and log in. Ignore everything else and choose "clone a repository".
+    A "repository" is basically a "Github project", like The Modding Tree. "Cloning" is
+    downloading a copy of the repository to your computer.
+
+5. Look for The Modding Tree in the list of repositiories (it should be the only one) and click "clone".
+
+6.