GitHub Account

GitHub Account Creation

You will need to log in to GitHub for your course using a GitHub account associated with your UW NetID. You can use either:

• an existing account, adding your @uw.edu email under Settings>Email
• a new account using your @uw.edu email

NOTE: if you do create a second GitHub account, you need to make sure you have logged in to the account associated with your @uw email before accessing course or else you may get a 404 error.

We recommend your GitHub account have at least two emails associated with it either way.

Sign up for GitHub

1. Go to GitHub and click the Sign up link in the upper right corner.
   
   
2. 
   Complete the form. As you enter your information, GitHub will check that it is valid. Green check marks appear by each of the first 3 fields as they are verified.
   1. The main email for your account. We recommend using your @uw email for your GitHub account for this course/program. You can (and should) add at least one additional email to your GitHub account under Settings>Email  to maintain access after you finish setting up your account.
   2. A password for your GitHub account. Make sure your password is at least 15 characters OR at least 8 characters including a number and a lowercase letter.
   3. A username for your GitHub account.
   4. Your Country/Region
   5. Leave the Email preferences checkbox unchecked unless you want to receive these communications.
      
3. After you click the Create account button, you will be asked to verify your email by entereing a code sent to the email address you provided.
4. Once you enter the code to verify your account, you can now sign in.