---
title: Setting up and managing your personal account on GitHub
intro: 'You can manage settings for your personal account on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, including email preferences, access to personal repositories, and organization memberships. You can also manage the account itself.'
shortTitle: Personal accounts
redirect_from:
  - /categories/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account
  - /github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account
  - /account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - Accounts
children:
  - /managing-user-account-settings
  - /managing-your-personal-account
  - /managing-email-preferences
  - /managing-access-to-your-personal-repositories
  - /managing-your-membership-in-organizations
---