# UE4 free for students through Github , what about launcher, **URL:** \ **Category:** Community & Industry Discussion\ **Tags:** unreal-engine, student, question\ **Created:** [October 7, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue4-free-for-students-through-github-what-about-launcher/295521 "2014-10-07T18:20:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
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Hello, For complete GitHub setup instructions, please look into these links: > **[A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/a-new-community-hosted-unreal-engine-wiki/141494)** > > After over a year in maintenance mode, the official Unreal Engine Wiki is now permanently offline. These resources now live on a new community-run Unreal Engine Community Wiki — https://unrealcommunity.wiki/! You will be able to find content from... > **[A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/a-new-community-hosted-unreal-engine-wiki/141494)** > > After over a year in maintenance mode, the official Unreal Engine Wiki is now permanently offline. These resources now live on a new community-run Unreal Engine Community Wiki — https://unrealcommunity.wiki/! You will be able to find content from... Your friend would need a github account to access the github repository. The accounts must be connected (guide in the links above). If he is having difficulty creating a GitHub account, you would need to reach out to GitHub for help, I am not able to support their website. Once the 12 months is up, he can absolutely carry on with a regular subscription or get a new code. Let me know if you have any other questions. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue4-free-for-students-through-github-what-about-launcher/295521)._