Managing email preferences
You can add or change the email addresses associated with your account. You can also manage emails you receive from GitHub.
Adding an email address to your GitHub account
You can add multiple email addresses to your GitHub account to manage commits and notifications.
Changing your primary email address
To change your primary email address, you'll add a new email, then delete the old one.
Setting a backup email address
Use a backup email address as an additional destination for security-relevant account notifications and to securely reset your password if you can no longer access your primary email address.
Setting your commit email address
You can set the email address that is used to author commits on GitHub and on your computer.
Remembering your GitHub username or email
Are you signing in for the first time in a while? If so, welcome back! If you can't remember the username for your personal account, you can try these methods for remembering it.
Troubleshooting adding an email
Troubleshoot problems when adding an email address to your GitHub account.
Troubleshooting email verification
Troubleshoot problems when verifying your email address.