GitRepoGateSell access to your private GitHub repo on Whop
GitRepoGate is a Whop app that invites paying members to a private GitHub repository when they join and removes them when their membership ends. Sell it as a subscription, or as a one-time purchase members keep for life. Your repository stays private, and we never get access to it.
Free for one repo · $7.99/month for unlimited · No personal access tokens
octocat to legend-studios/core- Invited when they join
- Removed when they cancel
- Monthly or lifetime
- One GitHub account per member
- Personal or org repos
Adding and removing collaborators by hand doesn't scale
Every new member means copying a username into GitHub. Every cancellation means remembering to take them out again. Miss one and a former member keeps your code.
- You match Whop emails to GitHub usernames in a spreadsheet
- New members wait until you're online to get in
- Cancelled members keep pulling updates until you notice
- Members link their own GitHub account inside your Whop
- The invite goes out the moment their membership is active
- Access is removed as soon as Whop reports the membership ended
How it works
Set it up once. After that, repository access follows each membership on its own.
- Step 1 · You
Connect GitHub and pick a repo
Install the GitRepoGate GitHub App on the repositories you choose, then add them to your Whop and pick which products unlock each one.
- Step 2 · Your member
Member links their GitHub account
Inside your Whop, the member signs in with GitHub. GitRepoGate checks their membership and sends the repository invite straight away.
- Step 3 · Automatic
Access follows the membership
When a subscription ends, GitRepoGate re-checks access with Whop and cancels the invite or removes the collaborator. One-time purchases and members you grant lifetime access keep it.
Example activity
- GrantedInvited
octocattolegend-studios/core· read - GrantedInvited
mona-devtolegend-studios/core· read - RevokedRemoved
hubotfromlegend-studios/core· membership ended
Sell it monthly, sell it for life, or both
How long a member keeps access follows the Whop plan they bought. You can offer a subscription, a one-time purchase, or both on the same repository, and hand out lifetime access yourself.
Subscription
Sell a recurring plan on Whop. Members keep access while they pay, and lose it automatically when they cancel or their plan expires.
One-time purchase
Sell a plan with a single, non-recurring payment. The membership never expires, so the member keeps access for good. No setting needed.
Lifetime access for anyone
Give lifetime access to any member from the members page: founding members, early supporters or collaborators. Their access stays even if their subscription ends.
Built so access can't leak
GitRepoGate never assumes a member is still paying. It asks Whop every time it changes who can see your repository.
Checks Whop every time
Every invite and every removal asks Whop whether the member has access right now. Nothing is granted from a cached status.
One GitHub account per member
Each membership links to exactly one GitHub account, so one subscription can't be passed around a group chat.
Removes access when it ends
Cancelled or expired subscriptions lose repo access, unless the member holds another membership covering the same repo or you've given them lifetime access.
Read, triage or write
Choose the GitHub permission for each repository. Most creators give members read access: clone and pull only.
A repo for each product
Sell a starter tier and a pro tier with different repositories. Limit each repo to the products that include it.
A GitHub App, not a token
GitRepoGate works through a GitHub App you install on chosen repos. There is no personal access token to leak or expire.
What creators put behind a membership
Course companion repos
Give students the full source for every lesson for as long as they're enrolled.
Starter kits and boilerplates
Sell a SaaS starter as a subscription or a one-time purchase, and ship updates to members with a git pull.
Trading bots and scripts
Keep strategies and indicators in a private repo that only active subscribers can read.
Private SDKs and early-access forks
Let supporters build on the version before it goes public.
GitRepoGate compared with the usual workarounds
Most creators start with manual invites or a shared token. Here's how they differ.
| Capability | GitRepoGate | Manual invites | Shared token or deploy key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invites members when they pay | Yes | No | No |
| Removes access when they cancel | Yes | Only if you remember | No |
| One person per membership | Yes | Yes | No |
| Works while you sleep | Yes | No | Yes |
| Repository stays private | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Your code stays yours
GitRepoGate manages collaborators on the repositories you choose, and nothing else.
We never get access to your repository
Not GitRepoGate, not our team. We're never added as a collaborator, the GitHub App has no permission to read your code, and we don't store it. The only accounts it ever invites are the ones your members link, and you can see each of them in your repository's collaborator list.
What it does
- Invite a linked GitHub account to the repositories you added
- Cancel pending invites and remove collaborators it added
- Read repository metadata to list the repos you can choose from
- Notice when someone removes a collaborator by hand on GitHub
What it never does
- Give us, or anyone besides your members, access to your repository
- Read, change or copy your code
- Store your code. It keeps only repository names and members' GitHub usernames
- Touch repositories you didn't install the GitHub App on
- Take back a copy a member already cloned. No tool can, that's how git works
- Make your repository public
Free for one repo. $7.99 a month for unlimited.
You pay per Whop business, billed monthly through Whop. Your members never pay GitRepoGate anything.
- One repository
- Automatic invites and removals
- Limit access to specific products
- Read, triage or write access
- Unlimited repositories
- A different repository for each product
- Personal and organization repositories
- Everything in Free
Start free. Upgrade to Pro from the app's dashboard on Whop whenever you need more repositories.
Questions you may ask
What is GitRepoGate?
GitRepoGate is a Whop app that invites paying members to a private GitHub repository when they join and removes them when their membership ends. It runs inside your Whop community, so members link their GitHub account without leaving it.
Can the GitRepoGate team see my code?
No. We're never added to your repository, and the GitHub App has no permission to read its contents. GitHub's install screen lists exactly what it can do before you approve it. It only invites and removes the GitHub accounts your members link, and we don't store your code: the app keeps repository names and members' GitHub usernames so it knows whose access to remove. You can check your repository's collaborator list at any time, and uninstalling the GitHub App cuts it off immediately.
Does my repository need to be public?
No. Your repository stays private. Members are added as outside collaborators with the permission level you choose, and only while their membership is active.
What happens when a member cancels?
When Whop reports that a membership has ended, GitRepoGate checks whether the member still has access through any other membership. If not, it cancels their pending invite or removes them as a collaborator. Members who bought a one-time purchase, or who you've given lifetime access, keep their access.
Can I sell lifetime access to my repository?
Yes. Sell a one-time purchase on Whop instead of a subscription: that membership never expires, so the member keeps repository access for good. You can offer both on the same repository, for example a monthly plan and a lifetime plan. You can also give lifetime access to any existing member from the app's members page, and their access stays even if their subscription ends. Lifetime access covers memberships ending; if you remove the repository from GitRepoGate or disconnect GitHub, access is removed as usual.
Can one member share access with friends?
No. Each membership links to one GitHub account. To give access to a second account, that person needs their own membership.
Which GitHub permissions does GitRepoGate need?
Repository Administration (read and write) to invite and remove collaborators, repository Metadata (read-only), and organization Members (read-only) so it can notice collaborators removed by hand. It has no Contents permission, so it can't read your code, and you choose which repositories it's installed on.
Can I gate several repositories for different products?
Yes, with GitRepoGate Pro. Add as many repositories as you like to an experience, give each its own permission level, and limit each one to the products that include it, so a starter tier and a pro tier can unlock different repos. The free plan covers one repository.
What if a member already cloned the repository?
Removing access stops future pulls and pushes, but a copy already on someone's computer stays there. That's true of every way of sharing a git repository.
Does it work with repositories owned by a GitHub organization?
Yes. You can install the GitRepoGate GitHub App on a personal account or an organization and choose which repositories it can manage.
How much does GitRepoGate cost?
GitRepoGate is free for one repository. GitRepoGate Pro is $7.99 per month per Whop business for unlimited repositories, billed through Whop. Your members never pay GitRepoGate anything.
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Put your repo behind the membership
Members get in when they join. Access ends when the membership does.