# Binder / JupyterHub common questions and suggested answers

**URL:** <https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/binder-jupyterhub-common-questions-and-suggested-answers/1686>\
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**Created:** [July 17, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/binder-jupyterhub-common-questions-and-suggested-answers/1686 "2019-07-17T04:19:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/binder-jupyterhub-common-questions-and-suggested-answers/1686/1 "2019-07-17T04:19:51Z")

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From time to time many of us get the same questions about how the JupyterHub and Binder  
projects work. This is a thread to collect community answers to these questions so that we’re all  
on the same page.

**This is a wiki post** so feel free to edit the top comment and improve / add as time goes on!

- How does binder work?

- What is project binder?

- Who is behind this project?

- Is there an “official” Binder team?