Tutorial: How to Create a Portfolio on Github (BEAUTIFUL) | Cybersecurity, IT, or Developer

[@JoshMadakor]

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[@slater-cguy]

Hey, Josh, I just finished up the Comp Sci BS at wgu... It took me a little less than a year. I stumbled on your channel in February 2021, and your content convinced me to pursue the degree. Also, your tips about pregaming the classes (and knocking out some credits with straighterline) were huge. Thank you, Josh!

[@JoshMadakor]

_I just finished up the Comp Sci BS at wgu_ Huge congrats on this. The program is no joke. Must feel good to have it out of the way :) Super glad the prep tips were useful. Appreciate you letting me know, and big congrats again on the degree!

[@MrMacAwsome]

I was looking into the comp sci degree at WGU, I wanted to ask, are there any third party certs required? It shows it'll and CompTIA but I wasn't clear if those were optional or required

[@eirho]

@@JoshMadakor is the program just, do a bunch of certs?

[@TatianaV_Tech]

I can not express how thankful I am that I came across your video today. As a student this is exactly what I have been looking for!

[@TrueKeyMan]

Wow I found your page a few days ago and it's absolutely filled to the brim with amazing useful information! Thank you so much! I wanted to make a github for cybersecurity and searched on KZbin for a tutorial and your video popped up, I was like "omg I already subbed to this guy and he has a video on this too!?" Absolutely amazing.

[@missmariamendoza]

Omg! This video is amazing!! Thank you soooo much for this! I am in IT but not a developer, so I don't know deep code. I know very basic HTML so this definitely helps someone like me! Very very helpful!!

[@JoshMadakor]

Super glad to hear it!!! Thanks for letting me know :)

[@atw007]

Thanks a lot Josh. You're doing a great job by heltping others.

[@MrTheRipgut]

Absolutely huge, thank you so much for this information. I was always interested in this site and I understood the importance of it, but never thought I could get started. You broke the cuffs.

[@jooquaify]

Wow! I must say I'm pleasantly surprised that you would not just teach this, but use ur personal page to make it easy to follow and understand! This is totally Awesome! Thank you sooooo much

[@nettrax1761]

As someone who struggles with making resumes since I'm frozen thinking what I should add into my portfolio, I appreciate this video Josh Madakor. Thank you.

[@theav.1313]

Glad to see a helpful KZbinr from WA. I live in Seattle!

[@JoshMadakor]

Haha that's awesome :). Like seeing other people on here from WA, haha. I actually met another KZbinr that lived in Bellingham a while ago

[@glizziglugger]

lol hey this is a fun little throwback. winced at the cheezborger reference. rip to the economy. thanks man. super helpful stuff.

[@theyoda2ltoq]

Your new end screen/outro looks great!

[@JoshMadakor]

Aw man, thank you T_T

[@A.M.1.]

Woohooooo! Josh uploaded!!

[@JoshMadakor]

Lol thanks, I'll try to be better :>

[@jeffu3248]

Thank you Josh! I thinking GitHub was more difficult to use. Going to reference this to when I set mines up 😁

[@kylewebb6734]

What a kick ass video, thank you so much!!!

[@JoshMadakor]

Sheesh, thank you!!

[@shreyastudies4693]

Thank you so much for this video and simple explanation! I am new to the field of data, and I am trying to upload a portfolio to Git Hub. Your video is very useful :)

[@JoshMadakor]

Glad it was helpful! ^^

[@dtrizzle08]

Hi Josh - awesome video! How come you are recording from your car? Are you living out of it? I hope that life and personal stuff is going well. Thank you for your content.

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey Dorian! I do live in my car right now. I thought it was totally feasible so I figured I would try it out for extra mobility. It's totally by choice and everything is fine haha. I really appreciate the well wishes, and thanks for watching :D

[@brandonvansylalom]

Coming back to this to update my Github but I had no idea you lived in WA. That's awesome lol. I lived in Seattle, Kent, and Auburn pretty much from 2003 - 2022. I worked at Amazon's corporate SOC team as a vendor downtown at one of their campuses.

[@JoshMadakor]

Oh that's really cool. Good to see another Seattle area person, haha. I think I have a lot of viewers in that area, I been recognized in public maybe 3x now, which shouldn't be the case for my channel size 😂

[@SAM7167]

Thank you, Josh, for walking us through the process. For a novice like myself to GitHub or let alone Cybersecurity, this is a gold mine. Now, just got to find the time to get this portfolio filled up.

[@bg7044]

Can we get some upvotes for Josh.. mans living in his car now! :D

[@JoshMadakor]

Lmao thank you. Super appreciate this. I'll make some content about this sooner or later. Working at MS has made this incredibly convenient too

[@bg7044]

@@JoshMadakor the ultimate lean fire to retire early? :D

[@martinagoha6609]

Well explained. ❤

[@THATSWHOAPLLC.]

Love the video and the work you do, I couldn’t help to notice you foam pad your windows, haven’t seen it done before cool.

[@simpleh4607]

Thank You for your Help!

[@gauranganisthadas7879]

Josh, Thank you so much for your video and in general, for your content, this video was really helpful. I was working on my portfolio on GitHub and it was so difficult to get a grasp on where to start.

[@yayow_p]

Good stuff as always Josh!

[@JoshMadakor]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it :)

[@IdentityIAm111]

Thanks Josh, just made my portfolio!

[@jezusrvd]

really appreciate this video! such a great starting point for us.

[@atacankais2799]

You are a legend

[@reverendhb8250]

Thanks for the help with my portfolio!

[@AN_2024VM]

In summary, thank you.

[@vpatterson87]

@JoshMadkor Thanks my for this Run Through. I finally got it right to add my labs now just hoping for employers to seek me out with labs i Include. Your Dope.

[@edwardv4546]

I’ve been doing this with all the A Cloud Guru labs in the AZ-104 course. Going to also do it with my Cloud Resume Challenge. Definitely going to try and get a cloud job off of this.

[@BJMolette]

any luck?

[@edwardv4546]

@@BJMolette I've completed all the labs (all documented in GitHub) and just literally completed the Cloud Resume Challenge. I haven't been applying to cloud jobs though. I wanted to finish up my Sec+ (got that in July) and my CCNP (passed the ENCOR. studying for the specialty exam). Once I'm done with the CCNP, I'm going to be all in on cloud! I needed to take that detour because I'm a network engineer right now so I'm just tying up all the loose ends and getting better at my daily tasks before I say good bye to networking lol.

[@guilianamustiga2962]

very useful video, thanks for the great content!

[@JoshMadakor]

My pleasure, and thank you for the comment :)

[@cristinasala]

Thank you for this tutorial, it was super helpful! 🌟

[@Ghstownlv]

thank you so much for your videos keep doing what you doing!

[@rainwater5277]

Thanks for the videos. Looking forward to upcoming uploads.

[@marcell2334]

I thought you will say "Welcome back to my car" instead of "KZbin channel" 😂 Happy to see that your making content again!!!

[@JoshMadakor]

I'll try to remember to say this next time Lol

[@Krod1995]

Hey what's up Josh I wanted to let you know I completed making that active directory on my computer through virtualbox I was able to generate a thousand plus accounts but I'm going to record my KZbin video tomorrow to make it short and sweet to explain what I did in the video for the home lab I appreciate it man a lot

[@GifordPaul]

this a game changer thank you so much ill be sure to let you know my results

[@fitlikeaglove7396]

Hey Josh, no expert on the KZbin Algo but if it wouldn't hurt could you preface your shorts content with a '#shorts' or something? I've been getting spammed with notifcation from you which is fine I just ignore them but I came to your channale and just found this full video. Almost missed this video entirely.

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey! This is a good idea. I’ll research the implications of this and might start doing it depending on what I find. I’ll also try to standardize my shorts thumbnail so it’s more obvious which are shorts

[@steveaguilar9833]

Josh this is awesome - thank you so much! PS I am in WA state as well :D

[@JoshMadakor]

Thanks!! That's dope, another Washingtonian haha. Are you on the west side of the mountains?

[@steveaguilar9833]

@@JoshMadakor I am! Auburn, WA area

[@tonym6860]

On man you changed the outro song :/ Glad to see you back, hope all is well.

[@JoshMadakor]

Oh shit, did you like the old outro song better? Thank you :)

[@tonym6860]

@@JoshMadakor i like this one too but yes, i do like the other one better.

[@Geomaverick124]

second! I will definitely check this out later

[@JoshMadakor]

Lol sounds good, good to see you here

[@eldoktor_]

literally ✨b e a u t i f u l✨

[@ibrahimYODA-qk1ng]

Josh is amaziiiiing❤️

[@FigFirearms]

Could you make a video showing possible projects for someone trying to land a helpdesk role?

[@Gonz_97]

I want to get my degree from WGU but I’m just terrified that companies will see it on my resume and ignore my application all together. I understand l’ll have to apply to tons of jobs and have thick skin, cuz I know I’ll definitely get denied.

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey Adrianna, I made this for you! Application getting rejected because your degree is from WGU? kzbin.info7gjnseiFdYE?feature=share Short answer, I wouldn’t worry about it. Just get some certs and do some projects so your resume has more stuff on it which will overshadow your degree. Hope this helps! I can elaborate more; just make a new comment if you need to hehe

[@zrey1990]

I saw some people were having issues uploading an image via imgur to Github. I resolved my issue by changing my README file from txt to md. My pictures showed up after the change.

[@Chris-bw7eb]

Thank you for this! I feel more legit now haha. 😎

[@JoshMadakor]

Lmao no problem! I should have asked people to post their GitHub in the comments

[@Chris-bw7eb]

@@JoshMadakor ooo that's a good idea. Ill post mine. It's pretty simple and I only have one active link aka project lol. We could learn from seeing each other's github/projects. Want me to post it here or on a newer video?

[@gitcotech]

thanks you for this.

[@qwoods12345]

Also @joshMadakor let's say you are in the process of trying to transition from one career to another ie Cyber and you already have a ton of IT experience from current and past role.s How do you list or not list the relevant info when trying to construct a resume?

[@jackneely5077]

Awesome stuff.

[@JoshMadakor]

Thanks Jack! and welcome :p

[@jackneely5077]

@@JoshMadakor Yeah I totally used this. Already have it set up 😂

[@cyriljuniordim9777]

Thank you very much

[@marcus3186]

Hey Josh! Do you think you can make a video on the new cloud computing degree paths. With your thoughts of them?

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey Marcus, yep, I just put it on my video list

[@suhanichoudharry]

thanku so much!

[@lukewilkins3737]

Hey Josh, really appreciate the video! Would you have some quick tips for a kid pursuing a Bachelors in Cyber Security? I am a year and a half from getting my degree and would appreciate any tips or videos you have already made that will prepare me as I get closer to getting my degree. Thanks!

[@ljs5292]

Thanks Black Adam.

[@ettasadventures4098]

Thanks a lot for this video very helpful content you made for the tech community, but do you mind if we use your projects on our profile too?

[@baronzemo1657]

Can you make a video on the cyber security bachelor’s from WGU? I’m 19 and feel like I’ve already wasted too much time deciding on where to start and want to put things into motion. I just really need to know if it’s the right thing to do. Thanks!

[@JoshMadakor]

You’re still a youngster haha. I do kinda have a video on it already. Check this out when you get time ^^ kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIG5k2WHnLKoprM

[@baronzemo1657]

@@JoshMadakor thank you so much!

[@Maxher240]

Josh man how the heck do you put the repository that has the links to all of the other repositories on your profile page like it is in 1:49 ? I have been looking for a way to do it but I can't find it anywhere.

[@JoshMadakor]

If I understand the question, I believe you just have to name that repository the same name as your actually profile name. For example, if my github profile is github.com/joshmadakor, i have to name "Special" repository "joshmadakor"

[@sharathvenugopal1240]

Hey Josh, really appreciate your videos. They are very helpful and useful. Just had a quick question about my projects that I've done. Should I create a website and represent my projects through that website or should I create a git hub portfolio? Thanks in advance!

[@goshman7]

I think you should first make a github just because its easier and takes less time. When you have free time, you can work on your main website over time. That's what I am doing :)

[@qwoods12345]

Hi Josh should have a link in github to my Security+ cert and Google Cert?

[@themoneydownloader1247]

For project what would you put if you want to get a job in HELP DESK SUPPORT? PLEASE ANSWER 🙏

[@jaspernorris4940]

How do you change the icon on the headers? Like how you changed the certifications icon

[@JoshMadakor]

Haha, I think it's just an emoji. like I googled, "paper emoji" or something :p

[@jaspernorris4940]

@@JoshMadakor thanks! Love your content by the way, been binge watching the past week. Looking to make the transition into IT (undecided which branch) from being a diesel mechanic. Pursuing credits on SDC, learning some Python, and building up my resume. THEN the BA IT management from WGU. Keep it up! Your content is inspiring and helpful

[@Medumex]

How were you able to display your images on the read me? I haven't been able to do so.

[@JoshMadakor]

You can just paste your clipboard and it will auto-upload and include the appropriate markdown. Here is some syntax as well: marinegeo.github.io/2018-08-10-adding-images-markdown/

[@Medumex]

Thank you. I at first was not able to get it to work, but I made an extra space between the description of the photo and the image link itself and that seemed to work.@@JoshMadakor

[@yaarkoren1154]

thanks a lot, it's very helpful! can you (or someone here) please explain how can I create a link to my gmail address (like the link to my linkedin profile etc)

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey Yaar! Thanks for watching. The language used in GitHub is Markdown, and I was able to find this example: [Contact Us](mailto:[e-mail]) Check this site: www.w3schools.io/file/markdown-links/ Hope it helps!!

[@yaarkoren1154]

@@JoshMadakor thanks!

[@treystout4720]

Hey, josh do you still offer one-one coaching. I was thinking of setting a coaching call to define my WGU plans.

[@JoshMadakor]

I haven't really re-set that up again yet. I haven't had much time honestly :(. IF you are a patron, I can definitely chat in discord. Or you can attempt to leave new comments and I'll try to get to them :(. I plan to open that up again in the future once my helper starts working, but we'll see!

[@treystout4720]

@@JoshMadakor thank you

[@mwaygp]

Hey Josh quick question, so I used to do part time website developing, but I was curious so I went in to it and I worked it technician 👨‍🔧 help desk/ system admin, but I hated the work. So I decided to go into cyber security but after spending time learning and projects I kind of want to go back to software development. Is that a good idea or am I to deep inside it?

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey Innovate. This is just my opinion, but I don't think you can ever be "too deep" to switch. Look at me, I bounced from IT, to Security, and now into a bit of development. There is so much overlap that it' snot really a big deal to switch between different areas of tech. Your experience in other areas will make you stronger overall, I believe. So if you feel like you want to switch, I would just do it as long as you're financially OK!

[@mwaygp]

@@JoshMadakor I have money saved up currently, but I wanted to switch my degree from cyber security to software development from wgu. Is that also a good idea in your opinion? The college will call me on Wednesday to get my official answer on that area.

[@mwaygp]

@@JoshMadakor trying to get some help from people that have a good amount of experience in this area.

[@ng4606]

@@mwaygp Doing the same thing as you within WGU Cyber to Dev. Honestly I don't see it as a bad decision. Both Cyber and Development have great job outlook, you should follow your passion!

[@ibghxr]

Hey Josh nice video! Do you recommend I do this as a sophomore computer science student? (I want to specialize in cybersec)

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey! You should absolutely start your portfolio. You will probably do all sorts of projects during your academic career. It's a good idea to start keeping track of some of them here for future job hunts :)

[@joshcoolblueee]

How did you get the icons in the readme area? like tv next to youtube videos

[@nes7803]

Hey Josh, do you think SANS technology institute bachelors is worth it for the price? I’m thinking of getting a simple bachelors from WGU and then going for it. Thoughts?

[@JoshMadakor]

I have a really long complicated answer in my head, but if it's SOLELY for the sake of getting a bachelor's degree, there are way more economical ways of getting a degree. Consider my CS, IT, and MS Cyber degrees cost less than 15k in total, I'm going to have a hard time justifying a single undergrad degree approaching that number. BUT! my circumstance is way different and the reasons for getting the degrees may have been different. For example, maybe you don't JUST want a degree, maybe you want one specifically from SANS, or maybe you want access to the SANS network or (any other reason), maybe it's worth it! Sorry for the wishy washy answer, but this what came to mind. I also don't really know much about SANS, other than they are quality/expensive, so keep that in mind :)

[@Mikeppodcast]

@Josh Madakor Is it helpful to have KZbin content in IT? Curious, is it valuable?

[@JoshMadakor]

Like as a creator? It definitely expands your network, and you can show-case your skills in videos and put it on your resume/portfolio. It's pretty good

[@Mikeppodcast]

@@JoshMadakor Yes like a creator. So one can put being a content creator on resumes for IT? That's interesting

[@SANTOSHKUMAR-pe1bf]

Hello sir . I am unable to fetch the markup copy. Kindly help me out

[@exeqtive5125]

Hey @Josh I followed the video but when you have us go and screenshot picture for example I followed all the steps used the same website created the link when I place it where previous link was for the picture it want show up is there something I’m doing wrong if anyone can help for some reason it will not show on my GitHub?

[@JoshMadakor]

Github Might have updated itself. But now, I think you can paste images directly into GitHub. For example, if you take screenshot of part of your screen/copy it, you can paste it directly into the code portion in GitHub

[@zrey1990]

I know this is an old comment but I had the same issue and resolved it myself. My read me was .txt instead of .md Once I changed that I was able to upload images.

[@nvrbetrwhoohoo3941]

Second, dang you for beating me!!!!

[@JoshMadakor]

Lol there were a couple seconds and a couple thirds lol

[@thrillhouse4784]

Hi, question when setting this up. I can create the same repository but I can only see it when i preview it. but if i go to my home page its not displayed there like yours is. It just shows my picture and the repository that i created. Its not actually showing the info on my homepage. I click on the repository and then I can see the preview. Im just a little confused and new to git

[@cryptokult5654]

The connect with me icons don’t display in dark mode what do you suggest

[@d.w.4319]

Quick question, the labs in google it course…….. could those be considered as “IT projects”?

[@JoshMadakor]

Yes, just replicate the labs and describe what you’re doing in the readme file :)

[@rockm6772]

Do I need to set the readme to private or something so someone doesn’t edit me?

[@jayanth1376]

👌👌👌

[@JoshMadakor]

🥹🥹 :D

[@northwildadventures]

first

[@JoshMadakor]

This is so hilarious. I can say that I’ve made it when people FIRSTing 😂😂

[@bigbojangles4585]

Wait josh why are you car camping??

[@mauricecioccato9818]

nice car

[@HouseJunk1e]

wow no way mcdonalds?!?! IM IN! -no one

[@JoshMadakor]

Lmao you’re the first person to react to that. I actually got McDonald’s after shooting that too

[@rikkiharris4050]

❤️

[@JoshMadakor]

Yoyo!

[@MONSTER-no1jy]

Thanks!, Third

[@JoshMadakor]

Lmao thank you!

[@nes7803]

Third?

[@JoshMadakor]

I think so lol, or you tied with the other third 🥹🤣

[@dejver77]

Are you in a car?

[@prodigalSon3]

What's goin on Josh. Diggin all your YT content like a shovel at gold mine lol. I just finished setting up my github portfolio with your expert guidance as well as the Active Directory Bulk User Creation via PS on VB a few days ago (u got mad pShell skills). I was wondering if you (or anyone else who reads this and has completed your AD lab) happened to notice on names.txt, the first name that was generated from your Generate-Names-Create-Users.ps1 script? Bro, the name "Seed Beater" is hilarious. Was that intentional or coincidence? Have a good one.

[@tonyballs112]

Hey josh! This isn’t really and IT question but how do you like the Tesla Model 3? And why do you like that car over something like a corvette?! Thanks Josh your videos are a lifesaver!!

[@JoshMadakor]

Hey Tony! Man, I could talk about this for a while, but I'll try to keep it short Reason why I bought it was autopilot. This relieves so much fatigue from my day, it's literally life-changing. Model 3 has a lot of room for a sedan. Take into consideration there is no engine or gas tank; all of that just becomes extra storage. It's also incredibly quiet/silent when accelerating, except a cool high-tech sound when you are accelerating (lol). It's also average lambo fast. I don't think I'll ever get used to the acceleration. There are a bunch of other little neat things, but these are my favorite. I will say, the new mid-engine corvette looks really cool though, haha

[@tonyballs112]

@@JoshMadakor Thanks man! great insight and maybe we'll see you swerving in a mid-engine corvette soon?!?! haha take brotha