Account and profile

Make GitHub work best for you by adjusting the settings for your user account, personalizing your profile page, and managing the notifications you receive for activity on GitHub.

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Changing your GitHub username→
You can change the username for your account on GitHub.com.
Managing your profile README→
You can add a README to your GitHub profile to tell other people about yourself.
About notifications→
Notifications provide updates about the activity on GitHub.com that you've subscribed to. You can use the notifications inbox to customize, triage, and manage your updates.

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Why are my contributions not showing up on my profile?

Learn common reasons that contributions may be missing from your contributions graph.

Managing notifications from your inbox

Use your inbox to quickly triage and sync your notifications across email and mobile.

Blocking command line pushes that expose your personal email address

If you've chosen to keep your email address private when performing web-based operations, you can also choose to block command line pushes that may expose your personal email address.