Project Settings

Configure your project’s name, visibility, and other options

Accessing Settings

To access project settings:

1. Open your project
2. Click the Settings tab in the project navigation

Only project owners can modify settings. Collaborators can view but not change settings.

General Settings

Project Name

Change your project’s name:

1. Edit the Project Name field
2. Click Save Changes

Changing your project name will update its URL. Any existing links to the old URL will stop working.

Project Description

Update the description that appears on your project card and detail page. This helps collaborators understand what the project is about.

Visibility Settings

Control who can see your project:

Public Projects

• Anyone can view the project
• Appears in search results
• Great for open-source work

Private Projects

• Only collaborators can view
• Hidden from public search
• Ideal for proprietary code

To change visibility:

1. Toggle the Public Project switch
2. Confirm the change

Collaborators

Manage who has access to your project:

• View collaborators - See everyone with access
• Invite new collaborators - Add team members via email
• Update permissions - Change between Read and Read & Write
• Remove collaborators - Revoke access

See Inviting Collaborators for detailed instructions.

Branch Management

From settings, you can:

• View all branches in your project
• Compare branches to see differences
• Set the default branch
• Delete branches (except protected branches)

See Branches for more details.

Deployment

Configure automatic deployments:

• Connect to Netlify or Vercel
• Select which site to deploy to
• View deployment history

See Deployment Overview for setup instructions.

Danger Zone

Actions in the Danger Zone are destructive and cannot be undone. Proceed with caution.

Export Project

Download all your project files as a ZIP archive:

1. Click Export Project
2. Wait for the ZIP to be generated
3. Download will start automatically

This is useful for:

• Creating backups
• Moving to another platform
• Archiving old projects

Delete Project

Permanently delete your project and all its data:

1. Click Delete Project
2. Type the project name to confirm
3. Click Delete to confirm

This action:

• Removes all commits
• Removes all files
• Removes all collaborator access
• Cannot be undone

Consider exporting your project before deleting it, just in case you need the code later.

Settings Summary

Setting	Who Can Change	Effect
Project Name	Owner	Updates project URL
Description	Owner	Updates display info
Visibility	Owner	Controls who can view
Collaborators	Owner	Manages access
Deployment	Owner	Configures auto-deploy
Delete	Owner	Permanently removes project

Next Steps

Manage Collaborators

Control who has access

Set Up Deployment

Configure automatic deployments