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title: 'Profile customization'
license: 'Apache-2.0'
origin_url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/8d9e2d07f3f84a86265fdbe0ab7fcf63cc34ddbd/docs/content/usage/profile-readme.en-us.md'
---

By default the profile page of a user is the list of repositories they
own. It is possible to customize it with a short description that
shows to the left, under their avatar. It can now be fully
personalized with a markdown file that is displayed instead of the
list of repositories.

![Profile page](../_images/user/profile/profile-step1.png)

It uses the `README.md` file from the `.profile` repository of the
user, if it exists.

![Profile README.md](../_images/user/profile/profile-step2.png)

> **NOTE:** if a the `.profile` repository is private the `README.md` they contain will be displayed publicly. It is **strongly recommended** to verify no such repository exist in a given instance before upgrading.