Archiving a repository on GitHub is useful when a project is no longer actively maintained but you want to preserve it in a read-only state. Here's how to archive a repository:
- Navigate to your desired repository.
- Click on the 'Settings' tab. You’ll find it near the right side of the page, below the repository’s name.
- Scroll to the bottom of the settings page until you reach the 'Danger Zone' section.
- Click on 'Archive this repository'.
- GitHub will prompt you with a warning message explaining that archiving the repository makes it read-only.
- Type the repository name as confirmation when prompted and click 'I understand, archive this repository'.
- Once archived, the repository becomes read-only. You cannot push changes, create issues, pull requests, or update the repository until it is unarchived.
