bug: GHCR images return 'unauthorized' on docker pull

[gordonmurray]

docker pull ghcr.io/lance-format/lance-data-viewer:v0.1.0 fails with unauthorized. The GitHub Package visibility may need to be set to "Public" in the package settings after the repository was transferred to the lance-format org.

This is the main blocker for adoption — if users can't pull the image, they have to clone and build locally, which defeats the purpose of publishing container images.

The GitHub Actions workflow has packages: write permission, so the images are likely being built and pushed successfully, but the package visibility setting is separate from the repository visibility.

To fix: Go to github.com/orgs/lance-format/packages → select the package → Package settings → Change visibility to "Public".

[gordonmurray]

I looked into this and the fix is an org-level admin setting — I don't have the permissions to change it myself.

Specifically, an org admin needs to:

1. Go to github.com/orgs/lance-format/packages
2. Select the lance-data-viewer container package
3. Go to Package settings → Danger Zone → Change visibility → set to Public

That should be all that's needed. The CI workflow already has packages: write and the images are being built and pushed, they're just not publicly visible.

Happy to help test once the visibility is flipped.

[jackye1995]

Just updated! @gordonmurray let me know if it works

[gordonmurray]

Thank you @jackye1995, its working, I am able to Pull