---
title: Enabling unified search between GitHub Enterprise Server and GitHub.com
intro: 'After enabling {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %}, you can allow search of {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} from {% data variables.product.product_location_enterprise %}.'
redirect_from:
  - /enterprise/admin/guides/developer-workflow/enabling-unified-search-between-github-enterprise-and-github-com/
  - /enterprise/admin/guides/developer-workflow/enabling-unified-search-between-github-enterprise-server-and-github-com/
  - /enterprise/admin/developer-workflow/enabling-unified-search-between-github-enterprise-server-and-githubcom/
  - /enterprise/admin/installation/enabling-unified-search-between-github-enterprise-server-and-githubcom
  - /enterprise/admin/configuration/enabling-unified-search-between-github-enterprise-server-and-githubcom
permissions: 'Site administrators for {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} who are also owners of the connected {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} organization or enterprise account can enable unified search between {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} and {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}.'
versions:
  enterprise-server: '*'
topics:
  - enterprise
---

When you enable unified search, users can view search results from public and private content on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} when searching from {% data variables.product.product_location_enterprise %}.

Users will not be able to search {% data variables.product.product_location_enterprise %} from {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}, even if they have access to both environments. Users can only search private repositories you've enabled {% data variables.product.prodname_unified_search %} for and that they have access to in the connected {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} organizations. For more information, see "[About searching on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}](/articles/about-searching-on-github/#searching-across-github-enterprise-and-githubcom-simultaneously)" and "[Enabling private {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} repository search in your {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} account](/articles/enabling-private-github-com-repository-search-in-your-github-enterprise-server-account)."

Searching via the REST and GraphQL APIs does not include {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} search results. Advanced search and searching for wikis in {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} are not supported.

{% data reusables.github-connect.access-dotcom-and-enterprise %}
{% data reusables.enterprise_site_admin_settings.access-settings %}{% data reusables.enterprise_site_admin_settings.business %}
{% data reusables.enterprise-accounts.settings-tab %}
{% data reusables.enterprise-accounts.github-connect-tab %}
5. Under "Users can search {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}", use the drop-down menu and click **Enabled**.
  ![Enable search option in the search GitHub.com drop-down menu](/assets/images/enterprise/site-admin-settings/github-dotcom-enable-search.png)
6. Optionally, under "Users can search private repositories on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}", use the drop-down menu and click **Enabled**.
    ![Enable private repositories search option in the search GitHub.com drop-down menu](/assets/images/enterprise/site-admin-settings/enable-private-search.png)

### Further reading

- "[Connecting {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}](/enterprise/admin/guides/developer-workflow/connecting-github-enterprise-server-to-github-com)"