Can I use GitHub on github.ucsb.edu?

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Last updated: Mar 08, 2024 by Marc Miller
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github.ucsb.edu run by the College of Engineering for Engineering Students was replaced in 2020 with a different version of Github run by Enterprise Technology Services (ITS/ETS) and open to all UCSB students.  Please see https://github.com/ucsb/github-guide for support please contact ETS/ITS directly at https://www.it.ucsb.edu/help-support/it-services-catalog

Any active UCSB student, faculty, or staff that works directly in support of students’ education is eligible for a UCSB GitHub account.

They can log in using their UCSBnetID Username and Password to access GitHub.

Please also note that you are creating/using a personal Github account and then linking it to the UCSB Github through single sign in (SSO)

Due to the licensing requirements for GitHub, we can only offer the service to active UCSB Student, Faculty or Staff members.

If you are not one of the above, you will need permission from a UCSB Department member, under their sponsorship a guest/affiliate UCSBnetID can be made through the Identity Annex. 

Refer to: https://www.identity.ucsb.edu/ucsbnetid/faq

Common Questions and Answers

The below questions have been asked multiple times and are largely answered above, but for those wanting longer responses:

 I would like to collaborate with people at UCSB but who are not part of the College of Engineering. Is this possible? Click here to expand...

Q: I would like to collaborate with people at UCSB but who are not part of the College of Engineering. Is this possible?

A: YES! The reason our version of github.ucsb.edu was replaced by one run by ITS/ETS is so that anyone at UCSB can collaborate regardless of college, major or department.

 I'm not a student, Staff or faculty, but I'd like to have access, may I? Click here to expand...

Q: I'm not a student, Staff or faculty, but I'd like to have access, may I?

A: See bold note at top of page. You will need permission from a UCSB Department member, under their sponsorship a guest/affiliate UCSBnetID can be made through the Identity Annex. Terms and conditions apply. Please see: https://www.identity.ucsb.edu/ucsbnetid/faq

 I am graduating or leaving UCSB, can I still use UCSB GitHub? Click here to expand...

Q: I am graduating or leaving UCSB, can I still use UCSB GitHub?

A: Short answer: please see above about becoming an UCSB affiliate

A: Long answer: please see What Happens When I Graduate or Leave UCSB to my GitHub?

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