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# GitLab Pages access control **(FREE)**
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You can enable Pages access control on your project
if your administrator has [enabled the access control feature ](../../../administration/pages/index.md#access-control )
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on your GitLab instance. When enabled, only authenticated
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[members of your project ](../../permissions.md#project-members-permissions )
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(at least Guest) can access your website, by default:
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For a demonstration, see [Pages access controls ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSPAr5mQYc8 ).
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1. Navigate to your project's **Settings > General** and expand **Visibility, project features, permissions** .
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1. Toggle the **Pages** button to enable the access control. If you don't see the toggle button,
that means it isn't enabled. Ask your administrator to [enable it ](../../../administration/pages/index.md#access-control ).
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1. The Pages access control dropdown allows you to set who can view pages hosted
with GitLab Pages, depending on your project's visibility:
- If your project is private:
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- **Only project members**: Only project members are able to browse the website.
- **Everyone**: Everyone, both logged into and logged out of GitLab, is able to browse the website, no matter their project membership.
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- If your project is internal:
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- **Only project members**: Only project members are able to browse the website.
- **Everyone with access**: Everyone logged into GitLab is able to browse the website, no matter their project membership.
- **Everyone**: Everyone, both logged into and logged out of GitLab, is able to browse the website, no matter their project membership.
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- If your project is public:
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- **Only project members**: Only project members are able to browse the website.
- **Everyone with access**: Everyone, both logged into and logged out of GitLab, is able to browse the website, no matter their project membership.
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1. Select **Save changes** . Note that your changes may not take effect immediately. GitLab Pages uses
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a caching mechanism for efficiency. Your changes may not take effect until that cache is
invalidated, which usually takes less than a minute.
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The next time someone tries to access your website and the access control is
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enabled, they're presented with a page to sign into GitLab and verify they
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can access the website.
## Terminating a Pages session
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To sign out of your GitLab Pages website, revoke the application access token
for GitLab Pages:
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1. In the top menu, select your profile, and then select **Settings** .
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1. On the left sidebar, select **Applications** .
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1. Scroll to the **Authorized applications** section, find the **GitLab Pages**
entry, and select its **Revoke** button.
