Lesson 18 / 18

Organizations & Teams

Shared accounts, grouped members, and permissions at a glance.

Organizations

An organization is a shared account that owns repos for a company or project, separate from any one person's account.

Teams & permissions

Teams group members and get repo permissions (Read, Triage, Write, Maintain, Admin) assigned all at once instead of per person.

Least privilege

Grant the minimum permission level needed — most contributors only need Write, not Admin.

Quick check: Which organization permission level lets someone push code but not change repo settings?

  • Read
  • Write
  • Admin
Answer

Write — Write allows pushing and managing issues/PRs, while changing repo settings requires Admin.