# Organizations

> Create an organization account, invite members, act as the organization, and leave it.

import RepoCreationName from "../../../components/RepoCreationName.svelte";

An organization on Tangled is a real atproto account with its own DID
and handle. Members are accounts that have been granted control of it.

## Creating an organization

1. Verify an email address under **Settings → Emails**. Creation is
   refused without one.
2. Open the [**New
   Organization**](https://tangled.org/organizations/new) and choose a
   name
3. Tangled creates the account `<name>.tngl.sh` with you as its
   controller and marks it as an organization.

You may be asked to sign in again so Tangled can request permission to
create the account. Each user can create a upto two organizations. Just
like regular user accounts, you can change the handle of your
organization from `<name>.tngl.sh` to be a domain that you own.

## Members and roles

The creator is the **owner** and can manage the account. Invited people
are **members**: open the organization's profile, go to **Settings →
Members**, and add accounts. Members can act as the organization but
can't manage the account. Owners can remove members from the same tab.

## Acting as the organization

Organizations are passwordless, delegate accounts. Owners and members
can act as the organization in certain parts of the interface, such as
when creating a new repository or when forking a repository. The account
picker in the new-repository form lets you choose which account you
create the repository under:

<RepoCreationName client:visible />

## Leaving

**Settings → Organizations** lists the organizations you control. Select
**Leave** to give up your access. You lose access to the organization's
repositories and settings immediately, and an owner has to invite you
back.