When you watch a repository, you get notifications for any new pull requests and issues that are created, including those not mentioning you.

Tip: You will automatically watch any repositories you create or that are created by your team in an organization.

  1. Sample of an avatarIn the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile photo.
  2. Repository tabOn your profile page, click the Repositories tab, then click the name of your repository.
  3. Selecting the watcher menuIn the upper-right corner, in the "Watch" list, select Watching.

Disabling automatic watching

  1. Notification indicating any unread messageIn the upper-right corner of any page, click the notifications indicator.
  2. Listing of watched repositoriesClick Watching.
  3. A checkbox for configuring watching repositories automaticallyOn the right side of the page, unselect Automatically watch.

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