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To get started with {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, you'll need to create a free personal account and verify your email address.
You can also authenticate with Google or Apple - which are the supported social login providers when you create your account on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}. For iOS users, even if you have enabled the setting "Hide My Email addresses" for your Apple account, using social login will result in creating a new {% data variables.product.github %} account.
{% data reusables.accounts.your-personal-account %}
Later, you can explore the different types of accounts that {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} offers, and decide if you need a billing plan. For more information, see AUTOTITLE and AUTOTITLE.
Note that the steps in this article don't apply to {% data variables.product.prodname_emus %}. If your {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} account has been created for you by your company, you can skip this article and continue to AUTOTITLE.
- Navigate to https://github.com/.
- Click Sign up.
- Alternatively, click on Continue with Google to sign up using social login.
- Follow the prompts to create your personal account.
During sign up, you'll be asked to verify your email address. Without a verified email address, you won't be able to complete some basic {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} tasks, such as creating a repository.
Some enterprises create {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_managed_users %} for their users. You can't sign up for a personal account with an email address that's already verified for a {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_managed_user %}.
If you're having problems verifying your email address, there are some troubleshooting steps you can take. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.
- Now that you've created your personal account, we'll start to explore the basics of {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}. In the next tutorial, AUTOTITLE, you'll learn about repositories and how to create one, and you'll be introduced to concepts such as branching, commits, and pull requests.
- We strongly recommend that you configure 2FA for your account. 2FA is an extra layer of security that can help keep your account secure. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.