{"meta":{"title":"Setting your user preferences","intro":"You can adjust your personal settings for GitHub Codespaces so that the codespaces you create always give you the development experience that works best for you.","product":"Codespaces","breadcrumbs":[{"href":"/en/codespaces","title":"Codespaces"},{"href":"/en/codespaces/setting-your-user-preferences","title":"Setting your user preferences"}],"documentType":"category"},"body":"# Setting your user preferences\n\nYou can adjust your personal settings for GitHub Codespaces so that the codespaces you create always give you the development experience that works best for you.\n\n## Links\n\n* [Personalizing GitHub Codespaces for your account](/en/codespaces/setting-your-user-preferences/personalizing-github-codespaces-for-your-account)\n\n  You can personalize GitHub Codespaces by using a dotfiles repository on GitHub or by using Settings Sync.\n\n* [Setting your default editor for GitHub Codespaces](/en/codespaces/setting-your-user-preferences/setting-your-default-editor-for-github-codespaces)\n\n  You can set your default editor for Codespaces in your personal settings page.\n\n* [Setting your default region for GitHub Codespaces](/en/codespaces/setting-your-user-preferences/setting-your-default-region-for-github-codespaces)\n\n  You can set your default region in the GitHub Codespaces profile settings page to personalize where your data is held.\n\n* [Setting your timeout period for GitHub Codespaces](/en/codespaces/setting-your-user-preferences/setting-your-timeout-period-for-github-codespaces)\n\n  You can set your default timeout for GitHub Codespaces in your personal settings page.\n\n* [Configuring automatic deletion of your codespaces](/en/codespaces/setting-your-user-preferences/configuring-automatic-deletion-of-your-codespaces)\n\n  Inactive codespaces are automatically deleted. You can choose how long your stopped codespaces are retained, up to a maximum of 30 days.\n\n* [Choosing the stable or beta host image](/en/codespaces/setting-your-user-preferences/choosing-the-stable-or-beta-host-image)\n\n  You can choose to build codespaces using either the stable or beta version of the host image for the underlying virtual machine."}