Answers

Short, direct answers to the questions people ask about private documentation.

• Can a GitHub Pages site be private?

  Only on GitHub Enterprise Cloud. What private Pages means, and the other ways to keep docs published from a repository readable by the right people only.

• Can someone read docs from a GitHub repo without a GitHub account?

  Who can read documentation kept in a GitHub repository without a GitHub account, and how to give a non-developer access to private docs.

• How do I password protect a Docusaurus site?

  Docusaurus has no login of its own. The four ways to put a password or sign-in in front of a Docusaurus site, and what each one costs.

• How do I share docs from a private repo without giving repo access?

  Ways to let clients, partners or staff read the documentation in a private GitHub repository without adding them to the repository.

• Is there a documentation platform built in Africa?

  DocuGate is a documentation platform built in Kigali, Rwanda. What it does, what it costs, and what to weigh when choosing any documentation tool.

• Should API documentation be public or private?

  When API docs should be public, when they should be gated, and how many teams split them: a public reference with private partner guides.

• What is docs-as-code?

  Docs-as-code explained: documentation written in plain text, kept in Git beside the code, reviewed in pull requests and published automatically.

• What is the cheapest way to host private documentation?

  Private documentation hosting compared on price, as of October 2026: free self-run options, DocuGate at $5 a month, and the hosted platforms at $249 and up.