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GitHub: your first account · Lesson 05 / 06

Your profile, your choices

A ready account does not need to tell your whole life story. Choose what you actually want to show.

Learning paths8 min

Let's discover together

  1. 1

    In Settings → Public profile, review name, bio and other fields before saving. Real name, school, address and phone number are not needed for this learning project.

  2. 2

    In Settings → Emails, review Keep my email addresses private. GitHub provides its own noreply address for commits. When starting local Git, configure the address shown in your own account; do not invent one or copy another person’s.

  3. 3

    A private repository limits who can see its contents but does not erase previously published data. Before uploading a file, check visibility, content and absence of passwords or keys.

FROM LESSON TO PRACTICE

A guide to follow at your pace

Read the steps before using the reference below. Commands run in the indicated system’s terminal; signup happens on the official site. Rullst Academy exercises are practice and do not verify your installation or external account.

bio: Learning Rust and drawing little games (fictional)
commit_email: own GitHub noreply
before_upload: review content and visibility

Official links and next step

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YOUR MISSION

Compare two fictional bios and choose the appropriate address to keep email private in commits.

Now it's your turn

Discovery workshop

Your profile, your choices

Fictional bio A: “Learning Rust and drawing little games”. Bio B includes a phone number and school. Lua wants a study profile and to keep personal email out of future commits.
Build your answers and check when you are ready.
A moment to understand

Does making a project private remove all earlier copies?

I need a hint

Someone who already had a copy may keep it.

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Take it with you

Write a fictional bio about interests and review a file before sharing.

At your own pace

My files and GitHub

Every lesson can become your own record: code, notes or a practice plan. Saving a file to GitHub is optional and does not change your XP.

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