git howto: document basic initial setup for git push

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 You can still use the `data/` directory as base for the game since darkplaces now supports `.pk3dir` directories natively.
 
 
+Configure git
+-------------
+
+Before creating your local branch and committing to it, make sure you’ve configured your username which will display in the logs, and commit email.
+- TortoiseGit GUI: Settings > Git > Config
+- terminal:
+    `git config --global user.name "Erebus1337"`
+    `git config --global user.email "Erebus1337@example.com"`
+
+To authenticate your pushes you'll need an ssh key:
+
+    ./all keygen
+
+And to add the pubkey at https://gitlab.com/-/user_settings/ssh_keys
+
+
 Creating a new branch
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