User Accounts

Account registration

Software can be downloaded from SourceForge.net without registering an account. An account is needed to take part in discussion forums, submit bug reports, and join a project. Register a user account.

Account security

Accounts cannot be shared between users. Please register your own.

We encourage you to select a strong password for your account. Strong passwords are not shared between sites. Strong passwords contain both letters and numbers.

Two-factor authentication is available and recommended improving the security of your account.

If you decide not to use your account in the future, please remove it.

Account recovery

If you lose your password, you may recover your account via email. Account recovery is not possible if you have lost your two-factor authentication and backup codes.

Account Merging or Renaming

We often get requests from users to merge two accounts or rename an account. We do not have the ability to do this. What we provide is a “migration” to a new account.

To do this, follow these steps:

• Register a new user account using the name you prefer.

• For any project that your account is a member of, let the project admin know that you are changing your account name, and have them add your new account to the project team.

• If your old account is the admin of any projects, add your new account to those projects and give your new account admin status.

• Login as your new account;  for any projects for which it was the project admin, remove it from admin permissions.

• Logout so you can login under your old account for the last time. Use the following page to remove your old account:

* https://sourceforge.net/auth/disable/

This process will not migrate any subscriptions or notifications that have been made from the account being removed.

Managing account features

SourceForge.net user accounts are provided a set of features to help them participate in projects. These features may be managed from the Account Settings page. These features include preferences, subscriptions, site newsletters, etc.

Users who become project developers are provided further advanced features, such as commit access. Some of these services may use SSH keys.

Historically, users have been provided a mail alias (username@users.sourceforge.net) which they can use for receiving mail. Mail sent to the alias is passed through anti-spam and anti-virus checks, then passed to the private email address associated with your account.  This option is discouraged and not available for new accounts, since spam may be relayed, and email verification protocols (like SPF, DKIM, DMARC) may flag the emails as invalid.

Email Address

Be sure to keep your email address current. If performing an email account recovery, the recovery email will be sent to the email address associated with your account.

The email address associated with the account is used for newsletter updates and site announcements. It is also used as the primary point of contact for SourceForge.net staff to get in touch with you regarding any concerns with your account or projects (i.e., we receive an Abandoned Project Takeover request for a project where you are an administrator). Keep your email address current so you don’t miss any important notices.