Change Repo Visibility

Users creating new repositories have the option to create their repositories with either Internal or Private visibility. The Public visibility option has been disabled for members of the organization to protect sensitive information from accidentally leaking to the public. If a project requires that their repository be made public, users may open a request here and the GitHub delivery team will help coordinate the appropriate approvals to make a repository public on your behalf.

Note: Official documentation can be found here.

Changing Repo Internal and Private Visibility

1. Navigate to the repository in you are attempting to change visibility of
2. Click Settings
   
3. Scroll down to the bottom of the page
4. Click Change visibility
   
5. Click the radio button selecting the new visibility
   • Reminder: Users must open a support request here if they wish to make their repository public
6. Type in the full name of the repository including the organization name
7. Click I understand, change repository visibility.

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