If you're working in a codespace, you can publish it from the {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode_shortname %} web client or desktop application.

{% data reusables.codespaces.source-control-activity-bar %}
1. To stage your changes, click **+** next to the file you've added or changed, or next to **Changes** if you've changed multiple files and you want to stage them all.

   ![Screenshot of the "Source control" side bar with the staging button (a plus sign), to the right of "Changes," highlighted with a dark orange outline.](/assets/images/help/codespaces/codespaces-commit-stage.png)

   > [!NOTE]
   > If you start from {% data variables.product.company_short %}'s blank template, you will not see a list of changes unless you have already initialized your directory as a Git repository. To publish codespaces created from the blank template, click **Publish to {% data variables.product.company_short %}** in the "Source Control" view, then skip to step 5.

1. To commit your staged changes, type a commit message describing the change you've made, then click **Commit**.

   ![Screenshot of the "Source control" side bar with a commit message and, below it, the "Commit" button both highlighted with a dark orange outline.](/assets/images/help/codespaces/vscode-commit-button.png)

1. Click **Publish Branch**.

   ![Screenshot of the "Source control" side bar showing the "Publish Branch" button.](/assets/images/help/codespaces/vscode-publish-branch-button.png)

1. In the "Repository Name" dropdown, type a name for your new repository, then select **Publish to {% data variables.product.company_short %} private repository** or **Publish to {% data variables.product.company_short %} public repository**.

   ![Screenshot of the repository name dropdown in {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode_shortname %}. Two options are shown, for publishing to a private or a public repository.](/assets/images/help/codespaces/choose-new-repository.png)

   The owner of the new repository will be the {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} account with which you created the codespace.
1. Optionally, in the pop-up that appears in the lower right corner of the editor, click **Open on {% data variables.product.company_short %}** to view the new repository on {% data variables.product.github %}.

   ![Screenshot of a confirmation message for a successfully published repository, showing the "Open on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}" button.](/assets/images/help/codespaces/open-on-github.png)