GitHub is a great way to store and share your code with others. It’s also a great way to collaborate on projects with others. However, you may not want everyone to be able to see your code. In this article, we’ll show you how to change the visibility of your GitHub repositories. There are two ways to change the visibility of your GitHub repositories: making them public or private.
Public repositories are visible to anyone with a GitHub account and can be found by anyone using GitHub’s search bar. If you make your repository public, anyone who has access to it can see its contents.
What is Github visibility and why should you care about it?
GitHub visibility is how much of your repository is visible to other users. There are three levels of visibility: public, private, and secret. Public repositories are visible to everyone and can be read and cloned by anyone. Private repositories are only visible to the people you designate as collaborators. Secret repositories are only visible to the people you designate as collaborators and are not searchable on GitHub.
How do I change the visibility of my repository? To change the visibility of your repository, go to the “Settings” tab and scroll down to the “Repository” section. Under “Visibility”, select the level of visibility you want for your repository. Click “Save Changes” and you’re done!
Things to consider when changing your GitHub visibility:
-Public repositories are searchable on GitHub and can be read and cloned by anyone.
-Private repositories are only visible to the people you designate as collaborators.
-Secret repositories are only visible to the people you designate as collaborators and are not searchable on GitHub.
-When you make a repository private or secret, all of its branches and tags are also private or secret.
-If you want to make a public repository private, you can do so by changing the visibility to “private” and adding the collaborators you want to have access.
-If you want to make a private repository public, you can do so by changing the visibility to “public” and removing any collaborators you don’t want to have access.
-If you make a mistake when changing the visibility of your repository, you can always revert the changes by going to the “Settings” tab and selecting the “Revert to Public” or “Revert to Private” option under “Visibility”.
The benefits of changing your GitHub visibility:
-Public repositories are searchable on GitHub and can be read and cloned by anyone.
-Private repositories are only visible to the people you designate as collaborators.
-Secret repositories are only visible to the people you designate as collaborators and are not searchable on GitHub.
-When you make a repository private or secret, all of its branches and tags are also private or secret.
-If you want to make a public repository private, you can do so by changing the visibility to “private” and adding the collaborators you want to have access.
The consequences of changing your GitHub visibility:
-If you make a public repository private, it will no longer be searchable on GitHub and people will not be able to clone it.
-If you make a private repository public, anyone will be able to clone it and view its contents.
-When you change the visibility of a repository, all of its branches and tags are also changed to the same visibility.
-If you make a mistake when changing the visibility of your repository, you can always revert the changes by going to the “Settings” tab and selecting the “Revert to Public” or “Revert to Private” option under “Visibility”.
-Changing the visibility of your repository is a big decision and you should carefully consider the implications before making a change. For more information on GitHub visibility, please see the GitHub Help documentation.
