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title: Managing repository settings
intro: 'Repository administrators and organization owners can change settings for a repository, like the name, ownership, and visibility, or delete the repository.'
redirect_from:
  - /articles/managing-repository-settings
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghae: '*'
topics:
  - Repositories
children:
  - /setting-repository-visibility
  - /managing-teams-and-people-with-access-to-your-repository
  - /classifying-your-repository-with-topics
  - /customizing-how-changed-files-appear-on-github
  - /about-email-notifications-for-pushes-to-your-repository
  - /displaying-a-sponsor-button-in-your-repository
  - /customizing-your-repositorys-social-media-preview
  - /viewing-deployment-activity-for-your-repository
  - /managing-the-forking-policy-for-your-repository
  - /configuring-the-retention-period-for-github-actions-artifacts-and-logs-in-your-repository
  - /disabling-or-limiting-github-actions-for-a-repository
  - /enabling-or-disabling-github-discussions-for-a-repository
  - /disabling-project-boards-in-a-repository
  - /disabling-issues
  - /managing-git-lfs-objects-in-archives-of-your-repository
  - /managing-security-and-analysis-settings-for-your-repository
  - /enabling-anonymous-git-read-access-for-a-repository
  - /configuring-autolinks-to-reference-external-resources
  - /renaming-a-repository
  - /transferring-a-repository
  - /deleting-a-repository
  - /restoring-a-deleted-repository
shortTitle: Manage repository settings
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