## Step 1: Assign yourself

[yangjitong2020]

Step 1: Assign yourself

Unassigned issues don't have owners to look after them. When you’re assigned to an issue or pull request, it tells repository visitors and contributors that you'll be facilitating the conversation or task 💪.

⌨️ Activity

1. On the right side of the screen, under the "Assignees" section, click the gear icon and select yourself

For a printable version of the steps in this course, check out the Quick Reference Guide.

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I'll respond when I detect you've assigned yourself to this issue.

Sometimes I respond too fast for the page to update! If you perform an expected action and don't see a response from me, wait a few seconds and refresh the page for your next steps.

Originally posted by @github-learning-lab in #1 (comment)

[github-learning-lab]

Step 2: Turn on GitHub Pages

🎉 You're now the proud manager of this issue! Now that you've assigned yourself, people who drop by know that they're welcome to participate, but you'll be carrying this issue across the finish line. 😎.

Let's use GitHub Pages

Now, on to business! GitHub Pages allow you to serve a static site from a repository. We've filled this repository with some site content, but the rendered site isn't visible right now. Let's change that.

⌨️ Activity: Enable GitHub Pages

1. Click on the Settings tab in this repository
2. Scroll down to the "GitHub Pages" section
3. From the "Source" drop down, select master branch

Note: Even though you'll see an option to choose a theme, do not apply a theme at this point. We've protected the code so you can't make unintended changes. You'll have the opportunity to apply a theme when the course is completed.

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I'll respond in this issue when I detect GitHub Pages has deployed your site.

Turning on GitHub Pages creates a deployment of your repository. I may take up to a minute to respond as I await the deployment.