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Part 1: Configuring your GitHub account. The first steps in starting with GitHub are to create an account, choose a product that fits your needs best, verify your email, set up two-factor authentication, and view your profile. There are several types of accounts on GitHub.
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Then you should change your username and email from the terminal using git config: $ git config --global user.name "Bob". $ git config --global user.email "bob@example.com". Now if you try to push to the repository you will be asked for a username and password.
Sign in to GitHub. In the upper-right corner of any page on GitHub, click your profile photo, then click Settings. In the "Access" section of the sidebar, click Password and authentication. Under "Change password", type your old password, a strong new password, and confirm your new password.
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If you're not a member of an enterprise with managed users, you will authenticate using your GitHub.com username and password, or a passkey. You may also use two-factor authentication and SAML single sign-on, which can be required by organization and enterprise owners.
You can change the name that is associated with your Git commits using the git config command. The new name you set will be visible in any future commits you push to GitHub from the command line. If you'd like to keep your real name private, you can use any text as your Git username.
Make GitHub work best for you by adjusting the settings for your personal account, personalizing your profile page, and managing the notifications you receive for activity on GitHub.
To authenticate to GitHub, in the browser, type your GitHub.com credentials and click Sign in. Alternatively, if you were already signed in to GitHub, follow the prompts to return to GitHub Desktop to finish authenticating. If you have configured two-factor authentication (2FA) for GitHub, do one of the following:
