# Restrict users who are member to see my private github repos
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-users-who-are-member-to-see-my-private-github-repos/358283
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 21, 2025, 6:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-users-who-are-member-to-see-my-private-github-repos/358283 "2025-03-21T06:28:38Z")
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### Author:  [@hhf.technology](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhf.technology)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2025, 6:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-users-who-are-member-to-see-my-private-github-repos/358283/1 "2025-03-21T06:28:38Z")
how to share private Github repos with users who are logged in and members of my forum.
Is it even possible. or is there a way around how to achieve this. ?
Any guidance appreciated
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### Author:  [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-users-who-are-member-to-see-my-private-github-repos/358283/3 "2025-03-22T02:08:06Z")
To share a private GitHub repository through a browser, a user must have a GitHub account and be added as a collaborator. See [Inviting collaborators to a personal repository - GitHub Docs](https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-access-to-your-personal-repositories/inviting-collaborators-to-a-personal-repository).
If sharing a GitHub link for cloning is acceptable, you can create a fine-grained (e.g., read-only) personal access token. This token will allow others to access it only through git (clone).
For example: `git clone https://:@github.com//`
> **How to generate a new token:**
>
> 1. Go to Settings
> → Developer Settings
> → Personal access tokens
> → Fine-grained tokens
> → Click on Generate new token button.
>
> 2. Select the repositories you want to share
>
> 3. Select the access level in Repository permissions.
> For read-only access, you would want to set Contents to Read-only.
>
> 4. Click on Generate token, you’re done!
It depends on what kind of access you’re looking for, if temporary access, whether you are a small/big community.
For example, you will not manually add every user if you are a large community. Creating a plugin to add/remove a collaborator through the GitHub API automatically is possible, but that doesn’t seem like a good long-term solution. You might need to create a snapshot of the repository and share it another way.
By member, do you mean behind a subscription or just logged in?
Do you think you could elaborate more about your context?
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### Author:  [@hhf.technology](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhf.technology)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-users-who-are-member-to-see-my-private-github-repos/358283/4 "2025-03-22T12:41:31Z")
Your solution i am currently using to achieve this.
[git - Can I share my private GitHub repository by link? - Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31264165/can-i-share-my-private-github-repository-by-link)
> [@Arkshine](#):
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> By member, do you mean behind a subscription or just logged in?
Just logged in.
But i needed something robust. but i have no idea how to approach this.
My forum is a closed forum.