# Private packages?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/private-packages/41875
**Category:** New to Julia
**Created:** [June 22, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/private-packages/41875 "2020-06-22T18:25:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![jbpatzer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jbpatzer/32/15355_2.png) [@jbpatzer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jbpatzer)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/private-packages/41875/1 "2020-06-22T18:25:12Z")

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Is it possible to turn a module into a package, compile it with PackageCompiler and then distribute it to selected colleagues without registering it and making it available to everyone and his uncle?

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### Author: ![rdeits](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/rdeits/32/286_2.png) [@rdeits](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rdeits)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/private-packages/41875/2 "2020-06-22T18:30:01Z")

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Yes, there’s no reason to expect a package to be public for it to be compiled. Have you run into an issue?

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### Author: ![jbpatzer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jbpatzer/32/15355_2.png) [@jbpatzer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jbpatzer)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/private-packages/41875/3 "2020-06-22T18:41:17Z")

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No, just checking. Running out of steam at the end of a long day. I’ll get on it again and hopefully get it sorted out.