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title Setting up GitHub Copilot for yourself
shortTitle Set up for self
intro Follow these steps to start using Copilot.
permissions Individuals
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Configure Copilot

1. Get access to {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}

There are a few ways that you can get access to {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}:

  • Use {% data variables.copilot.copilot_free_short %}. Get a limited experience of {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} with up to 2,000 inline suggestion requests and limited chat and agent usage-no paid plan required. See AUTOTITLE.

  • Sign up for a paid plan. You can subscribe to one of these plans:

  • Use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} through your organization or enterprise. If you're part of an organization or enterprise with a {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} plan, you can request access at https://github.com/settings/copilot under "Get {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} from an organization."

  • Verified students can sign up to {% data variables.copilot.copilot_student_short %} to access {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} for free. See AUTOTITLE.

  • Verified teachers or open source maintainers may be eligible to use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} for free. See AUTOTITLE.

2. Install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} extension for your IDE

If you want to use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} in your IDE, install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} extension for your IDE. See AUTOTITLE.

3. Install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} extension for the command line

If you want to use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} in the command line, install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} extension for the {% data variables.product.prodname_cli %}. See AUTOTITLE.

4. Use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} in {% data variables.product.prodname_windows_terminal %}

If you want to chat with {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} in {% data variables.product.prodname_windows_terminal %}, connect {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} with Terminal Chat in {% data variables.product.prodname_windows_terminal %} Canary. See AUTOTITLE.

5. Set up networking (if necessary)

If you connect through an HTTP proxy server or firewall, ensure that key URLs are added to the allowlist for the proxy server or firewall. See AUTOTITLE.

You may also need to install a custom SSL certificate on your machine. See AUTOTITLE.

6. Configure settings (optional)

All users can configure {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} settings in their IDE. See AUTOTITLE.

If you have your own {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} plan (instead of using your organization or enterprise's plan), you can:

  • Install Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to integrate with {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %}. See AUTOTITLE.
  • Manage policies. See AUTOTITLE.
  • Enable {% data variables.copilot.copilot_memory %}, which allows {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to generate and store useful information about your repositories. See AUTOTITLE.

7. Start using {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}

Start using {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to help you write code faster and more efficiently. For all the ways you can use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}, see AUTOTITLE. {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} code suggestions, {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_dotcom_short %}, and {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %} in your IDE are a great place to start.

To learn how to best use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}, see AUTOTITLE and AUTOTITLE.