# Account

Get started with your GitHub account.

## About your GitHub account

Your account is the foundation of your GitHub identity. It controls your access to repositories, organizations, and GitHub features, and manages your personal settings and preferences.

## Next steps

* For conceptual information about accounts, see [Personal account management](/en/enterprise-server@3.22/account-and-profile/concepts/account-management).
* For information about managing your account, see [How-tos for your GitHub account and profile](/en/enterprise-server@3.22/account-and-profile/how-tos).
* For reference information, see [Personal account reference](/en/enterprise-server@3.22/account-and-profile/reference/personal-account-reference).