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πŸš€ Getting Started

Welcome to the Awesome Project Template - a beautiful, documentation-first open source project template!

What is this Template?​

This is a GitHub template repository that provides:

  • πŸ“‹ Community Health Files - Issue templates, PR templates, code of conduct
  • πŸ“š Documentation Structure - Ready-to-use docs folder with guides
  • βš™οΈ Development Tools - EditorConfig, pre-commit hooks, CI/CD workflows
  • πŸ”’ Security Best Practices - Security policy, dependency management
  • πŸ“„ License Guidance - Help choosing the right open source license

Quick Start​

1. Use This Template​

Click the "Use this template" button on GitHub to create your own repository.

2. Clone Your Repository​

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/YOUR_PROJECT.git
cd YOUR_PROJECT

3. Customize​

Replace placeholders in the following files:

FileWhat to Update
README.mdProject name, description, badges
SECURITY.mdYour security contact email
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.mdYour contact email
.github/CODEOWNERSYour GitHub username
.github/FUNDING.ymlYour sponsorship links

4. Set Up Development Tools​

# Install pre-commit hooks
pip install pre-commit
pre-commit install

# Verify EditorConfig (check your editor has the plugin)
cat .editorconfig

5. Start Building! πŸŽ‰β€‹

Add your source code and start developing.

Workflow Overview​

Template Structure​

awesome-project-template/
β”œβ”€β”€ .github/
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ ISSUE_TEMPLATE/      # Issue templates (bug, feature, docs, question)
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ workflows/           # CI/CD workflows
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ CODEOWNERS           # Code ownership
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ FUNDING.yml          # Sponsorship
β”‚   └── pull_request_template.md
β”œβ”€β”€ docs/                    # Documentation (you are here!)
β”œβ”€β”€ images/                  # Project images and logos
β”œβ”€β”€ .editorconfig            # Editor configuration
β”œβ”€β”€ .pre-commit-config.yaml.example  # Pre-commit hooks template
β”œβ”€β”€ CHANGELOG.md             # Version history
β”œβ”€β”€ CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md       # Community guidelines
β”œβ”€β”€ CONTRIBUTING.md          # Contribution guide
β”œβ”€β”€ LICENSE                  # GPL-3.0 License
β”œβ”€β”€ README.md                # Main readme (English)
β”œβ”€β”€ README.zh-TW.md          # Main readme (Traditional Chinese)
└── SECURITY.md              # Security policy

Learning Resources​

For Beginners​

Start with these guides:

  1. EditorConfig Guide - Learn to configure consistent coding styles
  2. Pre-commit Guide - Automate code quality checks

Need Help?​

Contributing​

We welcome contributions! See our Contributing Guide for details.

Ready to dive deeper? Check out the EditorConfig Guide or Pre-commit Guide!