Publish Projects

Publishing a project creates a read-only public view that anyone can access without signing in to SetGet. Published projects are served through the Space app — a lightweight, fast-loading interface designed for external viewing. Use publishing to share progress with stakeholders, display a public roadmap, run an open-source issue tracker, or give clients visibility into your work.

How publishing works

When you publish a project:

1. SetGet generates a unique public URL for the project.
2. The Space app renders a read-only view of the project's work items at that URL.
3. Anyone with the URL can view the published data — no account required.
4. The published view updates in real time as your team makes changes.

Published projects are strictly read-only. Visitors cannot create, edit, or comment on work items through the public view.

Enable publishing

1. Open the project and go to Settings > Publishing (or Settings > General depending on your layout).
2. Toggle Publish Project to on.
3. Configure what data should be visible (see the next section).
4. Click Save.
5. Copy the generated public URL and share it.

TIP

Only project Admins can enable or configure publishing. Members, Viewers, and Guests cannot change publishing settings.

Configure visible data

You control exactly what information appears in the published view. Each data type can be toggled independently:

Data type	What it shows	Default
Work items	The list of work items with their titles and descriptions	On
States	The current state of each work item (e.g., In Progress, Done)	On
Priorities	The priority level of each work item	On
Labels	Labels attached to work items	On
Assignees	The team members assigned to each work item	Off
Due dates	Start and target dates for work items	Off
Comments	Discussion threads on work items	Off

Choose what to show

Consider your audience when configuring visibility:

Audience	Recommended visible data
General public (open-source roadmap)	Work items, states, priorities, labels
Clients (project progress)	Work items, states, priorities, labels, due dates
Stakeholders (internal review)	Work items, states, priorities, labels, assignees, due dates
Minimal (teaser view)	Work items, states only

WARNING

Enabling assignee visibility shows real names and avatars of your team members on the public page. Make sure your team consents to having their names publicly visible before enabling this option.

The public URL

When publishing is enabled, SetGet generates a URL in the format:

https://your-instance.example.com/spaces/{workspace-slug}/{project-identifier}

This URL is:

• Permanent — it does not change unless you unpublish and republish.
• Shareable — send it to anyone via email, Slack, social media, or embed it on a website.
• Bookmarkable — visitors can save it for repeated access.

Embed in a website

You can embed the published project on your website or documentation site using an iframe:

<iframe
  src="https://your-instance.example.com/spaces/acme/WEB"
  width="100%"
  height="600"
  frameborder="0"
  title="Project Roadmap"
></iframe>

The Space app experience

The Space app is a purpose-built interface for viewing published projects. It provides:

• Board view — work items displayed in columns by state, similar to the internal board view.
• List view — a tabular layout showing all work items with their properties.
• Filtering — visitors can filter by state, priority, and label to find relevant items.
• Search — visitors can search work items by title or description.
• Responsive design — works well on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.

The Space app intentionally omits features like editing, commenting, and notifications. It is a viewing-only surface.

Disable publishing

1. Go to the project Settings > Publishing.
2. Toggle Publish Project to off.
3. Click Save.

When publishing is disabled:

• The public URL immediately stops working. Visitors see a "not found" page.
• No data is deleted — your project and all its contents remain intact.
• You can re-enable publishing at any time. If the project identifier has not changed, the same URL is restored.

TIP

If you need to temporarily hide a published project (for example, before a major announcement), disable publishing and re-enable it when you are ready.

Publishing and project network

Publishing is independent of the project's network setting:

Network	Publishing	Result
Public	Off	All workspace members can see the project internally. No external access.
Public	On	All workspace members see it internally. Anyone with the URL sees the published view externally.
Secret	Off	Only invited members can see the project. No external access.
Secret	On	Only invited members see the full project internally. Anyone with the URL sees the published view externally.

WARNING

A Secret project with publishing enabled is externally viewable. If your project contains sensitive information, make sure the visible data configuration only exposes what you intend to share.

Security considerations

• Published data is publicly accessible — do not publish projects with confidential work item titles or descriptions.
• There is no access control on the public URL. Anyone who has the URL can view the data.
• Published views are read-only — visitors cannot modify any data.
• Work item descriptions are visible if Work Items visibility is enabled. Ensure descriptions do not contain sensitive information.
• Attachments referenced in work items are not served through the Space app unless explicitly configured.

Best practices for secure publishing

1. Review work item titles and descriptions before publishing.
2. Start with minimal visibility (states only) and add data types as needed.
3. Keep assignee visibility off unless your team has opted in.
4. Periodically review published projects to ensure no sensitive content has been added.
5. Use the project description to provide context for external visitors.

Troubleshooting

Issue	Resolution
Public URL shows "not found"	Verify publishing is enabled in project settings
Published view is stale	The view updates in real time; try a hard refresh (Ctrl+Shift+R)
Some work items are missing	Check if the items are archived — archived items are not shown in published views
Assignee names not showing	Enable assignee visibility in the publishing configuration
Cannot enable publishing	Verify you have Admin role on the project

Related pages

• Manage Projects — Create and configure projects
• Project Settings — Full settings reference
• Project Features — Toggle capabilities on or off
• Workspaces Overview — Understand workspace and project structure