# Multiple GIT identities

DevFeed: [Multiple GIT identities](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/multiple-git-identities-27331.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.pchudzik.com/202205/git-identities/>)

Published: 2022-05-12T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Paweł Chudzik](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/pawe-chudzik.md>)

Topics: [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [GitLab](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gitlab.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>)

Tags: [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [email](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/email.md>), [gerrit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gerrit.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [gitlab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gitlab.md>), [go](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial on configuring multiple Git identities for separate work and personal GitLab accounts. It explains using separate SSH keys and SSH host configuration to select the appropriate identity, with notes that the approach also works with GitHub and other Git services.

## Source excerpt

I have two GitLab accounts - "work account" and "personal account". One is for my professional work, it is registered to my work email. The second account is for my private/learning projects registered with my private email address. I want to keep those things separate and use two different identities when working with git. Lately, I've bought a new computer and had to set up this again. Read more