Organizations
Users
Learn how to manage user roles in your organization. Also, learn about different user roles and permissions.
Managing user roles in an organization
In Gitpod, you can efficiently manage your organization by assigning different roles to users, ensuring each user has appropriate access and permissions to contribute effectively.User roles
Gitpod supports various roles with different privileges to help structure your access. The Owner has critical access to organization-level settings, such as inviting and managing other users. Members are typically trusted users within an organization. Collaborators are given limited access, which is useful when working with others who might be invited to work within your organization on a temporary or limited basis.| Permission | Owner | Member | Collaborator |
|---|---|---|---|
| View Organization Members | Yes | Yes | No |
| Manage Organization Members* | Yes | No | No |
| Edit Organization Settings | Yes | No | No |
| Manage Organization Billing | Yes | No | No |
| View Organization Usage | Yes | Yes | No |
| View Repositories | Yes | Yes | No |
| Import Repositories | Yes | Yes | No |
| Remove Repositories | Yes | Yes | No |
| View Repository Settings | Yes | Yes | No |
| Edit Repository Settings | Yes | Yes | No |
| View Repository Variables | Yes | Yes | Yes** |
| Edit Repository Variables | Yes | Yes | No |
| View Prebuilds | Yes | Yes | No |
| Trigger Prebuilds | Yes | Yes | No*** |
| View Organization Settings | Yes | Yes | No |
| Start Workspaces | Yes | Yes | Yes |
* Managing organization members includes inviting, removing, and changing roles of other users. ** Collaborators will only see the environment variables injected into the workspaces they start, but won’t have access to the settings page on the Dashboard. *** Collaborators can trigger activity-based prebuilds by starting a workspace.
Add users to an organization
Once you create an organization you can invite users by using the unique invite URL from the Members page within an organization.Change user permissions
New members will join with a Member role which you can later change if needed from the Members list using the more actions button. For more, see Roles.Remove a user from an organization
You can remove an organization user from the Members list using the more actions button while hovering over the user entry.Leaving an organization
You can leave an organization using the More Actions button in the Members list while hovering over your user entry.Change default user role for new users
You can change the default role for new users who are invited or join an organization from the Organization settings page. By default, new users join with aMember role but you can change this to Collaborator instead.