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lf80
lf80

Reputation: 483

Read-only access to private GitHub repository

I'm trying to figure out, if it is possible on GitHub to give someone read-only access to a specific private repository, allow only to see content, without the possibility of collaboration to contribute with change in the code or readme markup

Upvotes: 5

Views: 8769

Answers (2)

MarkusK
MarkusK

Reputation: 150

You can use read-only SSH Deploy Keys for this.

On GitHub.com, go to your repository > Settings > Deploy Keys.

GitHub's detailed documentation: https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/managing-deploy-keys

Upvotes: 0

aaimio
aaimio

Reputation: 444

This is only possible for private repositories managed by organisations.

If your repository is an organisation one, you can visit:

You can then add a collaborator and set their permission level to:

  • Read: Recommended for non-code contributors who want to view or discuss your project
  • Triage: Recommended for contributors who need to proactively manage issues and pull requests without write access
  • Write: Recommended for contributors who actively push to your project
  • Maintain: Recommended for project managers who need to manage the repository without access to sensitive or destructive actions
  • Admin: Recommended for people who need full access to the project, including sensitive and destructive actions like managing security or deleting a repository

Upvotes: 5

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