docs/content/search-github/getting-started-with-searching-on-github/enabling-repository-search-across-environments.md

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Enabling repository search across environments	Search across environments	Unify search results in {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} by connecting your account on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}{% ifversion ghecom-github-connect %} or {% data variables.enterprise.data_residency_site %}{% endif %}.	/articles/enabling-private-githubcom-repository-search-in-your-github-enterprise-account /articles/enabling-private-github-com-repository-search-in-your-github-enterprise-server-account /articles/enabling-private-githubcom-repository-search-in-your-github-enterprise-server-account /articles/enabling-githubcom-repository-search-in-github-enterprise-server /github/searching-for-information-on-github/enabling-githubcom-repository-search-in-github-enterprise-server /github/searching-for-information-on-github/getting-started-with-searching-on-github/enabling-githubcom-repository-search-in-github-enterprise-server /search-github/getting-started-with-searching-on-github/enabling-githubcom-repository-search-from-your-private-enterprise-environment	ghes *	GitHub search

You can search for designated private repositories on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} from {% data variables.location.product_location %}. For more information about searching across environments, see AUTOTITLE.

Prerequisites

An enterprise owner for {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} must enable {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} and {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_unified_search %} for private repositories. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

Enabling unified repository search from {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}

1. Sign in to both your user account on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} and your user account on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} ({% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}{% ifversion ghecom-github-connect %} or {% data variables.enterprise.data_residency_site %}{% endif %}).
2. On {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}, in the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile photo, then click Settings.

{% data reusables.github-connect.github-connect-tab-user-settings %} {% data reusables.github-connect.connect-dotcom-and-enterprise %}