update to reflect support for env var config as well as in-ui config

.gitignore

@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@
 npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
+.aider*

docs/features/workspace/permissions.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Workspace permissions control access to core components of the Open WebUI platfo
 * **Knowledge Access**: Toggle to allow users to access and manage knowledge bases. (Environment variable: `USER_PERMISSIONS_WORKSPACE_KNOWLEDGE_ACCESS`)
 * **Prompts Access**: Toggle to allow users to access and manage saved prompts. (Environment variable: `USER_PERMISSIONS_WORKSPACE_PROMPTS_ACCESS`)
 * **Tools Access**: Toggle to allow users to access and manage tools. (Environment variable: `USER_PERMISSIONS_WORKSPACE_TOOLS_ACCESS`) *Note: Enabling this gives users the ability to upload arbitrary code to the server.*
-* **Public Sharing**: Toggle to allow users to share content publicly from their workspace.
+* **Public Sharing**: Toggle to allow users to share content publicly from their workspace. (Environment variable: `USER_PERMISSIONS_WORKSPACE_PUBLIC_SHARING`)
 
 ## Chat Permissions
 

docs/getting-started/env-configuration.md

@@ -2002,6 +2002,13 @@ See https://docs.github.com/en/apps/oauth-apps/building-oauth-apps/authorizing-o
 - Description: Enables or disables user permission to access workspace tools.
 - Persistence: This environment variable is a `PersistentConfig` variable.
 
+#### `USER_PERMISSIONS_WORKSPACE_PUBLIC_SHARING`
+
+- Type: `bool`
+- Default: `True`
+- Description: Enables or disables user ability to share created knowledge, tools, models and prompts publicly (if disabled, can only share to specific users and groups).
+- Persistence: This environment variable is a `PersistentConfig` variable.
+
 ## Chat Permissions
 
 #### `USER_PERMISSIONS_CHAT_FILE_UPLOAD`