# Connect Renkulab.io to GitHub Account

**URL:** <https://renku.discourse.group/t/connect-renkulab-io-to-github-account/115>\
**Category:** RenkuLab\
**Created:** [15 May 2020 07:50 UTC](https://renku.discourse.group/t/connect-renkulab-io-to-github-account/115 "2020-05-15T07:50:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![sjinko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@sjinko](https://renku.discourse.group/u/sjinko)\
**Post date:** [15 May 2020 07:50 UTC](https://renku.discourse.group/t/connect-renkulab-io-to-github-account/115/1 "2020-05-15T07:50:39Z")

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Hi,  
I have a GitHub account, and I love working on [Renkulab.io](http://Renkulab.io). I would like to know how I can work with [Renkulab.io](http://Renkulab.io) so that my contribution activities appear in my GitHub account.

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**Author:** ![rrrrrok](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/renku.discourse.group/rrrrrok/32/117_2.png) [@rrrrrok](https://renku.discourse.group/u/rrrrrok)\
**Post date:** [15 May 2020 07:57 UTC](https://renku.discourse.group/t/connect-renkulab-io-to-github-account/115/2 "2020-05-15T07:57:59Z")

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Hi @sjinko, glad to hear you like renku! 😃

For syncing with github, you could try repository mirroring (i.e. push your changes from the renkulab gitlab to your github account). I haven’t tried this myself so I would be curious to hear your experience with it if you try it out!

docs: [https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/repository/repository\_mirroring.html](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/repository/repository_mirroring.html)

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**Author:** ![sjinko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@sjinko](https://renku.discourse.group/u/sjinko)\
**Post date:** [15 May 2020 15:56 UTC](https://renku.discourse.group/t/connect-renkulab-io-to-github-account/115/3 "2020-05-15T15:56:33Z")

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Hi, @rrrrrok, thanks for the help! Much appreciated.

It works, but the GitLab documentation is a bit off.  
In the section called “Setting up a push mirror from GitLab to GitHub”, point 2, the Git repository URL should be:

`https://<your_github_username>:<your_github_access_token>@github.com/<your_github_username>/<your_github_project>.git`

Only thing missing, the commits I do in [Renkulab.io](http://Renkulab.io) do not affect my contribution activities on my GitHub account.