# Publish a docs site When you finish writing, editing, or importing your content, you can publish it to a docs site and make it available to your selected audience. The content on your docs site comes from [spaces](https://gitbook.com/docs/creating-content/content-structure/space) in your organization. When you create a site, you can create a new space or link an existing one.

A GitBook screenshot showing the docs sites homepage — GitBook's docs sites homepage.

### 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. {% hint style="info" %} **Note:** You can also manage permissions at the site level — allowing you to control who can view or edit each site independently of your organization settings. See [Roles](https://gitbook.com/docs/account-management/member-management/roles) for more details. {% endhint %} ### 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:

		Cover image		Cover image (dark)	Cover image (dark)	Cover image (dark)
Public	Publish your docs publicly to the web.	25_12_12_public.png	public-publishing	25_12_12_public_1.png		25_12_12_public_1.png
Privately with share links	Publish your docs with private share links.	25_12_12_share_links_1.png	share-links		25_12_12_share_links.png	25_01_06_share_links@2x.png
Authenticated Access	Protect your published docs behind an OAuth sign in.	25_12_10_auth_access_1.png	authenticated-access			25_12_10_auth_access.png

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