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Public access policy

How public, unlisted, private and archived states affect pages, downloads and update feeds.

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What it is

A set of rules that decide whether product pages, releases, downloads and update feeds are public.

02

Why it helps

It prevents accidental exposure of private work and avoids distributing archived releases.

03

How it behaves

Published active packages can be downloaded; archived releases are visible but download-disabled.

Access policy defines what a visitor can see and download. It also keeps release history separate from active artifact delivery so that old records can remain visible without distributing obsolete packages.

Visibility states

  • Public: visible in catalog lists and accessible by direct URL.
  • Unlisted: hidden from catalog lists but accessible by direct URL.
  • Private: blocked from public pages and feeds.
  • Archived: retained for review with downloads and update delivery disabled.

Download rules

A release should be downloadable when it is public-safe, not archived and has a stored release artifact. Stability labels such as alpha, beta or RC should not block download availability by themselves.

404 vs private access

A missing file should be reported as a file problem. A private or blocked object should show a private-access message. Keeping these states separate makes debugging release upload issues much easier.