GitHub at Emory

-- with GitHub Enterprise

GitHub at Emory is OIT’s enterprise offering of the popular software development collaboration and version control system based on git. The GitHub public version, github.com, hosts the largest development platform in the world, used by over 80 million users.  GitHub at Emory is available to all faculty, students, and staff free of charge for teaching, learning, research, and other non-commercial usage.

 

For more information on GitHub at Emory, please visit its SharePoint site.

Key Features and Benefits

GitHub at Emory provides the following benefits not available using a public github.com account:

  • Integrated with Emory's Identity Management System, where users can use their Emory University NetID and password for entry

  • Provides easy collaboration with other GitHub at Emory users

  • Users can create their own private repositories free of charge

  • Hosted behind Emory's firewall, which provides an additional layer of security