1. remove the git remote for the repo of the template using "git remote remove origin"
2. add your repo to git remote using "git remote add origin .git"
3. Uncomment the .env from the .gitignore file to protect your environment variables;
4. Remember to change the database name so that you are not using the same database as another project;
5. If you need to seed your db then use the seed file and change the model accordingly;
6. If your using the model make sure to change the cat model to what u need it to be;
7. Once you have made the initial modifications above, make sure to create a github repo for the project;
8. In your terminal add all changes 'git add .';
9. In your terminal commit all your changes 'git commit -m "initial commit using template"';
10. In terminal push your initial set up to have your first commit online 'git push origin master';