Overview

GitHub is a powerful collaboration, code review, and code management system for open source and private projects.

Git is the version control system. GitHub is a hosting service for Git repositories. The University hosts a private GitHub Enterprise instance for use by students, faculty, and staff.

University of Minnesota students, faculty, and staff with an Internet ID and Active Directory access can use the service. Non-University employees may be granted a sponsored account.

Highlights

  • Sharing code is simple
  • Provides integrated issues tracking
  • Enables collaborative code review
  • Provides permissions and access control

Getting Started

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Intended Audience

Students
Instructors
Researchers
Staff & Departments

Cost

University-funded: No charge.

Featured Resources

Students and instructors can create personal accounts on GitHub.com through GitHub Education. We recommend students and faculty ensure their projects, repositories, and profiles use appropriate privacy settings.

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