Article version: Enterprise Server 2.17
Setting repository visibility
You can choose who can view your repository.
About repository visibility changes
Organization owners can restrict the ability to change repository visibility to organization owners only. For more information, see "Restricting repository visibility changes in your organization."
Making a repository private
If a public repository that has anonymous Git read access is made private, then the anonymous Git access is revoked. For more information, see "Enabling anonymous Git read access for a repository."
Warning: When a public repository is made private, public forks of the public repository are detached and put into a new network. Public forks are not made private. For more information, see "What happens to forks when a repository is deleted or changes visibility?"
- On GitHub Enterprise, navigate to the main page of the repository.
- Under your repository name, click
Settings.
- Under "Danger Zone", next to "Make this repository private", click Make private.
- Read the warnings about making a repository private.
- Type the name of the repository that you want to make private, for example
accountname/reponame. - Click I understand, make this repository private.
Making a repository public
Warning: When a private repository is made public, its private forks are detached. For more information, see "What happens to forks when a repository is deleted or changes visibility?"
- On GitHub Enterprise, navigate to the main page of the repository.
- Under your repository name, click
Settings.
- Under "Danger Zone", next to "Make this repository public", click Make public.
- Read the warnings about making a repository public.
- Type the name of the repository that you want to make public, for example
accountname/reponame. - Click I understand, make this repository public.
Resources for creating an open source project
If you're converting your private repository to a public repository as part of a move toward creating an open source project, see the Open Source Guides for helpful tips and guidelines.