Tool directory
Source Control
GitHub
Where your code lives, versioned and backed up, and where Vercel deploys from.
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Why we recommend it
The standard for source control — required by almost every hosting and CI tool you'll use.
Getting started
- Create a free GitHub account and a new private repository
- Have your AI coding agent commit as it builds, not in one giant commit at the end
- Connect the repository to Vercel in Step 5 for automatic deployments
- Use branches for anything experimental so `main` always stays deployable
Alternatives
GitLab, Bitbucket are reasonable substitutes if you have a strong reason to use them — the framework doesn't lock you into any single tool.