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# Publish a docs site

Once you’ve finished writing, editing, or importing your content, you can publish your work to the web as a docs site. Your docs will be published on the web and available to your selected audience.

The content on your site comes from [spaces](https://gitbook.com/docs/creating-content/content-structure/space) in your organization. When you create a new docs site, you can create a new space, or link an existing one.

<figure><img src="https://1050631731-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNkEGS7hzeqa35sMXQZ4X%2Fuploads%2FaTAoahHyizxbZzQ10kq9%2Fpublishing-documentation-publish-docs%402x.png?alt=media&#x26;token=7217e51d-8c38-45d5-95a2-f49cee149c5f" alt="A GitBook screenshot showing the docs sites homepage"><figcaption><p>GitBook's docs sites homepage.</p></figcaption></figure>

### Create a docs site

To create a docs site, click the plus **+** icon next to Docs site in the sidebar to launch the docs site wizard.

Give your site a name, choose a starting point for your content, and select whether you want to publish your site now or later.

If you already have content in a space that you would like to use, you can create a docs site directly from that space by opening the space and clicking **Share** in the top-right corner of the window. Then choosing **Publish as a docs site** from the share modal.

### Publish a docs site

By default, your site will be published publicly. You can change your site’s visibility in your [site’s settings](https://gitbook.com/docs/publishing-documentation/site-settings).

There are three primary options to choose from when publishing your site:

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-type="image">Cover image (dark)</th><th data-hidden data-type="image">Cover image (dark)</th><th data-hidden data-card-cover-dark data-type="image">Cover image (dark)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Public</strong></td><td>Publish your docs publicly to the web.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://1050631731-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNkEGS7hzeqa35sMXQZ4X%2Fuploads%2FoilRMA6SHJfDUlmxzFSc%2FPublic.png?alt=media&#x26;token=79c5b78b-d5e1-4f13-9d87-ff449dbc16ab">25_12_12_public.png</a></td><td><a href="publish-a-docs-site/public-publishing">public-publishing</a></td><td><a href="https://1050631731-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNkEGS7hzeqa35sMXQZ4X%2Fuploads%2Fjd69hIdmcyS7RbVe6tW8%2FPublic.png?alt=media&#x26;token=1a65de91-1101-4cb3-baaa-4f75c9049e72">25_12_12_public_1.png</a></td><td></td><td><a href="https://1050631731-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNkEGS7hzeqa35sMXQZ4X%2Fuploads%2Fjd69hIdmcyS7RbVe6tW8%2FPublic.png?alt=media&#x26;token=1a65de91-1101-4cb3-baaa-4f75c9049e72">25_12_12_public_1.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Privately with share links</strong></td><td>Publish your docs with private share links.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://1050631731-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNkEGS7hzeqa35sMXQZ4X%2Fuploads%2Ffc0Pst5E74fYtiKz3Evt%2FShare%20links.png?alt=media&#x26;token=699b168a-ca2d-4752-9b28-7be032147e61">25_12_12_share_links_1.png</a></td><td><a href="publish-a-docs-site/share-links">share-links</a></td><td></td><td><a href="https://1050631731-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNkEGS7hzeqa35sMXQZ4X%2Fuploads%2FpSDF3ZEkFoC35xvrNtLo%2FShare%20links.png?alt=media&#x26;token=8decbb40-19a4-49ee-b629-7da186745dbd">25_12_12_share_links.png</a></td><td><a href="https://1050631731-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNkEGS7hzeqa35sMXQZ4X%2Fuploads%2FCS9dGgMUG2sLrcAjaRvw%2FShare%20links.png?alt=media&#x26;token=0cd92dec-e895-4f4a-93b0-6241f525b734">25_01_06_share_links@2x.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Authenticated Access</strong></td><td>Protect your published docs behind an OAuth sign in.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://1050631731-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNkEGS7hzeqa35sMXQZ4X%2Fuploads%2FvnW7XiU7dys1vIf7Hi6l%2FAuth%20access.png?alt=media&#x26;token=5edc9fab-f51f-4acb-a34c-ae16922f7e2f">25_12_10_auth_access_1.png</a></td><td><a href="authenticated-access">authenticated-access</a></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="https://1050631731-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNkEGS7hzeqa35sMXQZ4X%2Fuploads%2Fos97IAePIUcHI9MX5p3x%2FAuth%20access.png?alt=media&#x26;token=45ee74db-e185-4faf-9b8a-7c86e542b0c5">25_12_10_auth_access.png</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Delete or unpublish a docs site

To delete a docs site, you’ll need to open your site’s dashboard, then open [**Site settings**](https://gitbook.com/docs/site-settings#delete-site) from the top-right corner.

### Site editing permissions

Docs sites inherit the editing permissions from the [spaces](https://gitbook.com/docs/creating-content/content-structure/space) linked to them.

You can view all the permissions set for users with access to the docs site from the permissions modal from the docs site’s **Overview** page. You’ll also see which space the user’s permission was inherited from. If you’d like to change the permission settings, open the space, then click **Share**. Here you can edit the permissions from a modal.

Users with **Administrator** or **Creator** permissions on *any* space linked to a specific docs site will have full access permissions for the site. This means that they’ll be able to control any of the publishing and customization settings.

Users with **Reviewer**, **Editor**, **Commenter**, or **Reader** permissions on any space linked to a specific site will get read-only permissions. This means they will see the docs site in your organization, but won’t be able to access any of its settings.