---
title: "How to Create a New Account with GitHub"
description: "As we mentioned in our Introduction to Git, there are many popular Git hosting solutions available, some proprietary and some free. One of the most popular free Git hosts is GitHub. In this article,..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/git/how-to-create-a-new-account-with-github/
date: 2018-01-19
modified: 2024-03-11
author: "Christopher Maiorana"
categories: ["Git"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to Create a New Account with GitHub

As we mentioned in our [Introduction to Git](/support/website/git/), there are many popular Git hosting solutions available, some proprietary and some free. One of the most popular free Git hosts is GitHub. In this article, we will show you how to **create a new account with GitHub**, which you can use to host your remote repositories and even host simple websites for your projects.

## How to Create a New Account with Github

This articles assumes that you do not have a Github account yet, and you are ready to create one.

1. proceed-to-github.png [![GitHub website](/support/images/stories/git/proceed-to-github.png)](/support/images/stories/git/proceed-to-github.png) Proceed to [Github.com](https://github.com/)
2. click-sign-up.png [![click link to sign up](/support/images/stories/git/click-sign-up.png)](/support/images/stories/git/click-sign-up.png) Click the **Sign Up** link at the top right
3. fill-in-form.png [![create GitHub account](/support/images/stories/git/fill-in-form.png)](/support/images/stories/git/fill-in-form.png) Fill in your desired *Username*, *Email Address*, and *Password*
4. create-an-account.png [![green Create an account button](/support/images/stories/git/create-an-account.png)](/support/images/stories/git/create-an-account.png) Click **Create an account**
5. free-account.png [![Choose GitHub plan](/support/images/stories/git/free-account.png)](/support/images/stories/git/free-account.png) To proceed with a free personal account, click **Continue**
6. skip-this-step.png [![GitHub survey](/support/images/stories/git/skip-this-step.png)](/support/images/stories/git/skip-this-step.png) Optional: fill out the survey or click **skip this step**

 

Well done. You have successfully created your personal Github account. Now you can begin creating projects and distributing your work. From here, Github will provide links to read documentation or to jump into starting a new project.