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# GitHub

You will need your own GitHub account if you want to deploy Nightscout in some platforms (check below).

````{tab-set}

:::{tab-item} Select your platform ->
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:::{tab-item} Heroku/Railway/Northflank
You need your own GitHub account and `cgm-remote-monitor` fork (copy).
:::

:::{tab-item} Fly.io
A GitHub account and `cgm-remote-monitor` fork (copy) is not mandatory but it is recommended.
:::

:::{tab-item} Google Cloud (xDrip+ script)
You don't need a GitHub account.
:::

````

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## Create a GitHub account

```{include} /vendors/github/create.md
```

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