Travis CI prerequisites

In order to get started with Travis CI, you will need to create a GitHub account, which you can do at GitHub (https://github.com/).

Creating a GitHub account

Look at the screenshot—all that you have to do is provide a Username, Email, and Password, then click the Sign up for GitHub button:

For the purposes of this chapter, we will create a GitHub username called packtci. Once you click the Sign up for GitHub button, you will be taken to the following page:

Notice here that you can create an unlimited amount of public repositories in GitHub for free, while private repositories require a monthly subscription fee. Once you click the Continue button you will be redirected to the following page...