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Co-authored-by: Laura Coursen <lecoursen@github.com> Co-authored-by: Evan Bonsignori <ebonsignori@github.com>
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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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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 over git://. If built-in authentication is also enabled, an administrator must invite new users to create an account on the instance. For more information, see "Configuring built-in authentication."
{% 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 "Allowing admins to enable anonymous Git read access to public repositories."
{% data reusables.enterprise_site_admin_settings.access-settings %}
{% data reusables.enterprise_site_admin_settings.management-console %}
{% data reusables.enterprise_management_console.privacy %}
4. Select Private mode.
{% data reusables.enterprise_management_console.save-settings %}