From 912de4fdf9b51e6f4831bbd2311b531aa074c067 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Amy Lam Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2018 21:21:25 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Git Gateway config update (#1783) * Update docs for repo change https://www.netlify.com/docs/git-gateway/#reconnect-after-changing-repository-permissions * Improve copy --- website/content/docs/authentication-backends.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/content/docs/authentication-backends.md b/website/content/docs/authentication-backends.md index a978c076..9bbc77e6 100644 --- a/website/content/docs/authentication-backends.md +++ b/website/content/docs/authentication-backends.md @@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ To use it in your own project stored on GitHub or GitLab, follow these steps: 3. Optionally, you can assign roles to users in your Netlify dashboard, and then limit which roles can access the CMS by defining the `accept_roles` field as shown in the example above. Otherwise `accept_roles` can be left out, and all Netlify Identity users on your site have access. +### Reconnect after Changing Repository Permissions + +If you change ownership on your repository, or convert a repository from public to private, you may need to reconnect Git Gateway with proper permissions. Find further instructions in the [Netlify Git Gateway docs](https://www.netlify.com/docs/git-gateway/#reconnect-after-changing-repository-permissions). + ## Git Gateway without Netlify You can use [Git Gateway](https://github.com/netlify/git-gateway) without Netlify by setting up your own Git Gateway server and connecting it with your own instance of [GoTrue](https://www.gotrueapi.org) (the open source microservice that powers Netlify Identity), or with any other identity service that can issue JSON Web Tokens (JWT).