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Enabling private mode In private mode, {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} requires every user to sign in to access the installation.
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Fundamentals
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You must enable private mode if {% data variables.location.product_location %} is publicly accessible over the Internet. In private mode, users cannot anonymously clone repositories. If built-in authentication is also enabled, an administrator must invite new users to create an account on the instance. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

{% data reusables.enterprise_installation.image-urls-viewable-warning %}

With private mode enabled, you can allow unauthenticated Git operations (and anyone with network access to {% data variables.location.product_location %}) to read a public repository's code on your instance with anonymous Git read access enabled. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

{% data reusables.enterprise_site_admin_settings.access-settings %} {% data reusables.enterprise_site_admin_settings.management-console %}

  1. Select Private mode. {% data reusables.enterprise_management_console.save-settings %}