# Public Sharing

By default, dashboards are private and only accessible when logging in or when embedding them.
But you can mark a dashboard as public so anyone on the internet can view it.

This is useful for sharing public data and non-sensitive information with a wider audience.

## How to share a dashboard publicly

1. Go to the edit view of the dashboard you want to share.
2. Click on the "private" toggle in the sidebar.
3. Confirm to share the dashboard publicly.
4. You will see a link to the public dashboard in the sidebar.

## Disable public sharing

You can completely disable public sharing if it doesn't fit your use case.

Do so using the `--no-public-sharing` flag or by setting the environment variable `SHAPER_NO_PUBLIC_SHARING=true`.

## Password-protected Sharing

You can also share a dashboard as a simple link but require a password to view it.

Just select "Password Protected" as dashboard visibility in the dashboard edit view.

Enter a password or let Shaper generate a secure password for you.
Note that you won't be able to see the password again, so make sure to save it before closing the dialog.

### Disable Password-protected Sharing

You can completely disable password-protected sharing if it doesn't fit your use case.

Do so using the `--no-password-protected-sharing` flag or by setting the environment variable `SHAPER_NO_PASSWORD_PROTECTED_SHARING=true`.