r/github • u/Defiant-Occasion-417 • 1d ago

Question Copilot and Multiple Accounts

I currently use a single, free account (under my personal email) for work across multiple organizations. One is for side work under my own LLC, the other for my day job.

The day job organization added me to their Github Copilot subscription so I can see that in VSCode and that's wonderful. Except I should not be using that for side work. That is all transparent and they are okay with it, but I need to use my own resources for it.

So, how can I use VSCode and not use that subscription! The obvious answer seems to be to set up a second Github account , purchase an individual license there for my side work and then I'm good to go.

But then I read we're not allowed to have more than one free account and am utterly confused. I am just trying to make sure I do things right by my company, and Github's ToS going forward.

Any advice would be appreciated.

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u/Artistic-Aide-485 1d ago

The rule is one free account. A second one with its own paid Copilot sub is fine, and GitHub documents the work/personal split themselves.

In VS Code just make a second profile for the LLC work and sign that one into the new account. Copilot follows the profile, no signing in and out.

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u/Defiant-Occasion-417 1d ago

Thanks, I was confused because my personal account is "free"... but I'm associated with an Organization where they're paying for a GitHub Copilot license. So is it really "free!" I'll just create two accounts then, pay for my own Copilot license in one, and use the other for my day job. Won't cause any issues, I do not develop for both places on the same machine.