{"id":4322,"date":"2018-02-02T20:42:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T20:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2018\/02\/02\/using-your-github-account\/"},"modified":"2023-04-11T14:31:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T18:31:19","slug":"using-your-github-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/git\/using-your-github-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Your GitHub Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we\u2019re going to cover some of the basic functions and settings you have in your GitHub account.     <strong>Using your GitHub account<\/strong> properly may mean different things for different users.     In this article we\u2019re going to cover the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Log into your account<\/li>\n<li>Access your settings<\/li>\n<li>Delete your account<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After reading this article you will know how to move in and out of your GitHub easily.     To make sure you have a solid foundation in Git, check out our <a href=\"\/support\/git\/\">Introduction to Git<\/a> article.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"logging-in\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>How to Log Into GitHub and Find Your Account Settings<\/h2>\n<p>Easy enough, you can log into GitHub right from the front page of the site.     Then, you will have an avatar you can click on to find your settings.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li>Proceed to <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/\">GitHub.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><!-- github-login_-01 -->Click the <b>Sign In<\/b> button at the top right of the page<br>\n<a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/git\/github-login_-01.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Log in github\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/git\/github-login_-01.png\" title=\"Got to Github.com\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><!-- github-login_-02 -->Use your GitHub <b>Username<\/b> or the <b>Email Address<\/b> associated with your account<br>\n<a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/git\/github-login_-02.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Github login credentials\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/git\/github-login_-02.png\" title=\"Use your email address or username plus password\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><!-- github-login_-03 -->Click on your avatar and select <b>Settings<\/b><br>\n<a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/git\/github-login_-03.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Your Github Avadar\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/git\/github-login_-03.png\" title=\"Click on your avatar and select Settings\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You are now able to access your account settings.     Here you can tinker with a variety of settings from your public profile to security and notifications and lots of stuff in between.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"delete-your-account\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>How to Delete Your GitHub Account<\/h2>\n<div class=\"alert alert-danger\" role=\"alert\">Deleting your GitHub account is irreversible. Proceed cautiously.<\/div>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><!-- github_-02.png -->   Go to your settings page<br>\n<a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/git\/github_-02.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"InMotion Support Image\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/git\/github_-02.png\" title=\"InMotion Image Tooltip\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><!-- github_-01.png -->     Click the <b>Account<\/b> tab<br>\n<a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/git\/github_-01.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"InMotion Support Image\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/git\/github_-01.png\" title=\"InMotion Image Tooltip\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><!-- github_-03.png -->Click <b>Delete your account<\/b> under the <em>Delete account<\/em> heading<br>\n<a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/git\/github_-03.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"InMotion Support Image\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/git\/github_-03.png\" title=\"InMotion Image Tooltip\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><!-- github_-06.png -->Fill in the deletion form by confirming your <em>username<\/em> and printing \u201cdelete my account\u201d<br>\n<a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/git\/github_-06.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"InMotion Support Image\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/git\/github_-06.png\" title=\"InMotion Image Tooltip\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Next Steps<\/h2>\n<p>You now know how to access your account settings and delete your account with Github. <strong>Using your GitHub account<\/strong> effectively is one step on the road to web mastery.     Be sure to check out some of our other <a href=\"\/support\/website\/git\/\">Git articles<\/a> for tutorials ranging from beginner to intermediate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we\u2019re going to cover some of the basic functions and settings you have in your GitHub account. Using your GitHub account properly may mean different things for different users. 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