Open your accounts

Open these now so you are never stuck halfway through a lesson waiting on a sign up email. Use the same email for all of them, ideally one on your own domain once you have it. Turn on two-factor sign in for every one.

1. 1

   GitHub (free): stores your code and every change to it. Go to github.com/signup.

2. 2

   Claude (a paid plan with Claude Code): writes and changes the code with you. Go to claude.ai and pick a plan that includes Claude Code.

3. 3

   Netlify (free): builds your site and puts it online. Sign up at netlify.com and choose Sign up with GitHub so the two are linked from the start.

   app.netlify.com/signup

   Netlify

   Sign up to deploy your project

   Sign up with GitHubSign up with GitLabSign up with email

   ↑ Pick GitHub

4. 4

   A domain (about $12 a year): your name on the internet. Any registrar works. I like Cloudflare and Porkbun because they sell at cost. You can buy it later in module 5.

5. 5

   Resend (free): sends email from your domain, like contact form messages. Sign up at resend.com when you reach module 5.

6. 6

   Google Analytics and Search Console (free): show who visits and what they searched. You will set these up in module 7 with your Google account.

Only on the sign in and payments path, you will also need Supabase (database and sign in, free to start) and Stripe (payments, a fee per sale only). Module 8 walks through both.