---
title: Account
intro: Get started with your {% data variables.product.github %} account.
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - Accounts
shortTitle: Account
contentType: get-started
---

## About your {% data variables.product.github %} account

Your account is the foundation of your {% data variables.product.github %} identity. It controls your access to repositories, organizations, and {% data variables.product.github %} features, and manages your personal settings and preferences.

{% ifversion ghec %}

## About {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_managed_users %}

If you're a member of an {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_emu_enterprise %}, your account is a {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_managed_user %}. {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_managed_users_caps %} are provisioned and managed by your enterprise through your identity provider. These accounts have different capabilities and restrictions compared to standard personal accounts.

{% endif %}

## Next steps

* For conceptual information about accounts, see [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/concepts/personal-account-management).
* For information about managing your account, see [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/how-tos/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github).
* For reference information, see [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/reference/personal-account-reference).
{%- ifversion ghec %}
* For information about {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_managed_users %}, see [AUTOTITLE](/admin/identity-and-access-management/using-enterprise-managed-users-for-iam/about-enterprise-managed-users).
* For information about managing multiple accounts, see [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/concepts/personal-account-management#about-management-of-multiple-accounts).
{%- endif %}