GitHub Enterprise FAQs

FAQs

Who Can Use Github Enterprise?

The site license for UTD’s GitHub Enterprise system covers the following use cases:

• Only enrolled students, faculty, and staff have access.
• Only for non-commercial usage.
• External users can gain access if they collaborate with UTD on research projects.
• More information about terms through GitHub’s educational license: https://education.github.com/schools/terms.

Why Should I Use GitHub Enterprise Over the Public GitHub.com?

GitHub provides a comparison of the different features: https://github.com/pricing#feature-comparison. 

• It is also easier to find collaborators if they are affiliated with the University of Texas at Dallas organization.

How Do I Sign Up?

• You can access GitHub Enterprise along with training resources and repository naming recommendations at: https://github.com/utdal via the public repositories.
• Affiliate a personal GitHub account with the University of Texas at Dallas organization here: https://github.com/orgs/utdal/sso.
• Single-sign-on is available to authenticate your affiliation with the University of Texas at Dallas organization. Please use your NetID and password to log in.
• Install a Git client. GitHub Enterprise can be used with almost any client that supports Git.
• Add an SSH key to your account on this page: https://github.com/settings/keys.
• To add an SSH key, create a repository and add collaborators.