Is it possible to make a fork private?

[crispyoz]

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I can't see how to do this so I expect it is not possible but thought it worth asking.

If I fork a public repository, is it possible to make my fork private? Usually I will create a private clone and later merge the changes into a fork of the public repo, but it's cumbersome. It's not that I want to hide my fork, just that if it WIP I had someone pull my fork and then complain it was broken.

[davevad93]

Hi @crispyoz ,

GitHub doesn't natively allow to make forked repository private,

These are the only workarounds known to me:

1. private_fork.md
2. Import your project to GitHub

[crispyoz]

Thanks David,

I hadn't seen those docs before, but this is basically what I have been doing.

[davevad93]

You're welcome @crispyoz , well it looks like you got it right from the start since it seems to be the only way to do it. 👍