---
title: "How to Use Multiple GitHub Accounts"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-use-multiple-github-accounts-aloq1wouj
source_url: https://www.infoq.com/articles/how-to-use-multiple-github-accounts/
type: article
source: "InfoQ"
published: 2024-04-30T09:04:31.715Z
updated: 2024-05-09T07:52:51.999Z
tags: ["github", "git", "ssh", "version-control"]
reading_time: 11
upvotes: 7
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# How to Use Multiple GitHub Accounts

**[InfoQ](https://daily.dev/sources/infoq)** · 11 min read · 7 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Learn how to use and configure multiple GitHub accounts in Git. Discover the limitations of Git account configuration and the solution to automatically switch accounts based on the project's parent directory location. Find out the downsides of using alternative solutions and the benefits of the presented solution.

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Tags: [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#git](https://daily.dev/tags/git), [#ssh](https://daily.dev/tags/ssh), [#version-control](https://daily.dev/tags/version-control)

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