Create an organization to apply fine-grained access permissions to repositories.

When you create a new organization from scratch, it doesn't have any repositories associated with it. At any time, all members of an organization can add new repositories, and members with owner or admin permissions can transfer existing repositories.

  1. In the top right corner of any page, click your profile photo, then click Settings. Settings icon in the user bar
  2. In your user settings sidebar, click Organizations. User settings for organizations

  3. In the "Organizations" section, click New organization. New organization button

  4. Under "Organization name", give the organization a name. New organization name

  5. Under "Billing email", type the email where receipts for your organization plan should be sent. New organization billing email

  6. Under "Choose the organization's plan", decide on a billing plan and click Choose. Organization billing plans
  7. Below the list of plans, click Create organization. Create organization button

  8. Under "Contact email," type the email address of a person who can be contacted for more information about the organization.

  9. Click Create organization.

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