Platform guides · Identity & devices
GitHub
GitHub is one of the few developer platforms with a real continuity plan — naming a successor now keeps important projects reachable.
✓ Official help page verified 2026-07-10
Can you plan ahead?
Name a successor for your repositories — GitHub lets you set up ownership continuity so someone can take over your personal repos.
After a death
A designated successor (or next of kin with documentation) can be granted control of a deceased user's repositories.
Memorialization
GitHub does not offer a memorial page; the account is closed or deleted rather than kept as a remembrance.
The official page
Policies and forms change — this is the platform's own current help page.
GitHub — ownership continuity ↗General information about platform tools, reviewed 2026-07-10 — not legal advice. Estate and access questions depend on your situation and jurisdiction; confirm on the official page above or with a qualified professional.
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