How to make a GitHub repository public?

 

Step 1: Sign in to GitHub

 

• Open your web browser and navigate to github.com.
• Click the Sign in button in the top-right corner.
• Enter your GitHub username and password, then click Sign in.

 

Step 2: Navigate to your repository

 

• Once signed in, click your profile picture in the top-right corner and select Your repositories.
• Browse the list and click the name of the repository you want to make public.

 

Step 3: Access the repository settings

 

• Inside the repository, click the Settings tab in the row of tabs at the top (Code, Issues, Pull requests, …).

 

Step 4: Change the repository visibility

 

• Scroll down to the Danger Zone section at the bottom of the Settings page.
• Find the Change repository visibility subsection and click Change visibility.
• In the confirmation dialog that appears, select Make public.
• Type the repository name exactly as shown to confirm your action.
• Click the confirmation button (for example, I understand, make this repository public).

 

Step 5: Verify the change

 

• After the change completes, you’ll see a green banner confirming that the repository is now public.
• On the repository’s main page, you’ll also see a Public label next to the repository name.

 

Step 6: (Optional) Use GitHub CLI to make the repository public

 

• Install GitHub CLI if you haven’t already (see cli.github.com).
• Authenticate by running gh auth login and following the prompts.
• Execute the following command, replacing OWNER and REPO with your GitHub username and repository name:

gh repo edit OWNER/REPO --visibility public

 

Step 7: Confirm via CLI output

 

• The CLI will display a success message indicating the repository visibility has been updated to public.
• You can verify on GitHub or by running gh repo view OWNER/REPO.