# Public file path (no connection needed)

The server converts a github.com blob URL to its raw.githubusercontent.com equivalent and tries an unauthenticated fetch FIRST, before touching any credential. This is how logged-out and unlicensed readers see public files.

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## Where you do it

| **Task**                                              | **Where**                                                                                                                                                                               |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Connect your GitHub account                           | On a Confluence page: insert the "Github file (Capable)" macro, then press Connect GitHub in the macro; or open the macro's configuration and press Connect in the Browse GitHub modal. |
| Connect a second GitHub account (for example work and | Browse GitHub modal → account dropdown → "Add account", or the Manage Connections panel reached from the picker's toolbar                                                               |
| Migrate GitHub macros from Mibex or Appfire           | Capable migration wizard                                                                                                                                                                |

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## Settings that affect this

| **Setting**                        | **Where**             | **What it does**                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ---------------------------------- | --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| There is no GitHub settings screen | Nowhere               | The git capability declares no global settings tab and no space settings tab, so GitHub contributes nothing to Capable global settings or space settings. There is also no admin "connect the site to GitHub" screen, becaus |
| Unlicensed and anonymous access    | Not user-configurable | Granted on the MACRO module only, for both 'unlicensed' and 'anonymous'. So a reader outside the licence, or logged out entirely, still sees public file content in the degraded read-only branch. But gets no "Github" byli |

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## Limits that apply here

| **Limit**                                 | **Value** | **What happens**                                                                                                     |
| ----------------------------------------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Public repository search: first page only | \-        | Search runs only when a query is typed and page === 1\. Paging past page 1 shows only the person's own repositories. |

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## Related

[Private file pathAnother connection.](https://help.gocapable.com/git/private-file-path.html)

[Network destinationsAnother connection.](https://help.gocapable.com/git/network-destinations.html)

[IntegrationsEvery connection.](https://help.gocapable.com/git/integrations.html)

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