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Restricting repository creation in your organization
To protect your organization's data, you can configure permissions for creating repositories in your organization.
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Restrict repository creation

You can choose whether members and {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %} can create repositories in your organization. {% ifversion ghec or ghes %}If you allow members and {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %} to create repositories, you can choose which types of repositories they can create.{% elsif fpt %}If you allow members and {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %} to create repositories, you can choose whether they can create both public and private repositories or public repositories only.{% endif %} Organization owners can always create any type of repository.

{% ifversion fpt %} Organizations using {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} can also restrict members to creating private repositories only. For more information, see the {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} documentation. {% endif %}

{% ifversion ghec or ghes %} Enterprise owners can restrict the options you have available for your organization's repository creation policy. For more information, see "AUTOTITLE." {% endif %}

Organization owners can restrict the type of repositories members can create to private {% ifversion ghec or ghes %}or internal{% endif %} to help prevent sensitive information from being exposed. For more information, see "AUTOTITLE."

{% warning %}

Warning: This setting restricts the visibility options available when repositories are created, but does not prevent changing the visibility of existing repositories. For more information about restricting changes to existing repositories' visibilities, see "AUTOTITLE."

{% endwarning %}

{% data reusables.profile.access_org %} {% data reusables.profile.org_settings %} {% data reusables.organizations.member-privileges %}

  1. Under "Repository creation", select one or more options.

    {% ifversion fpt or ghec %} {% note %}

    Note: To restrict members to creating private repositories only, your organization must use {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}. {% data reusables.enterprise.link-to-ghec-trial %}

    {% endnote %} {%- endif %}

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