Sharing private git repo via access link

Question

I have worked on a private project and would like to put it on my resume.

For that I am looking for a git service which allows me to share an access link to my repo, where anybody who has received that access link can read the contents of my repo without requiring the invited to have an account on the particular git web service and without me knowing any details about the consumer of the access link in advance.

It should basically work like a GoogleDrive or OneDrive share-via-link.

Ideally i should be able to set the expiration date of the access link and be able to generate different access links.

Now does such a Git web service exist? Currently I am using BitBucket, but it does not have this feature. I dont like the idea of putting my project on unrestricted public display.

Thanks for any advice! J.

Answer 1

This is:

• not possible with GitHub (you would need to add a user as a collaborator of a private repo)
• discussed, but not yet implemented on GitLab: issue 20549: "Share private project via URL" (since April 2016)

So you might need to use a third-party option (like the ones you mention, or GitFront -- from Serbia -- mentioned below,) to package/publish (and update) your repository, for any user to access it with a link. For example, publish it as a bundle (one file).

Answer 2

You can use GitFront to share private git repositories.

It is a web application that allows you to import a repository and create a read-only version of it, which is sharable via link. The person receiving the link doesn't need to have an account to view the repository.

Disclosure: Affiliated with GitFront.