docs/content/organizations/managing-organization-settings/restricting-repository-creation-in-your-organization.md

title	intro	redirect_from	versions	topics
Restricting repository creation in your organization	To protect your organization's data, you can configure permissions for creating repositories in your organization.	[/articles/restricting-repository-creation-in-your-organization /github/setting-up-and-managing-organizations-and-teams/restricting-repository-creation-in-your-organization]	[{free-pro-team *} {enterprise-server *} {github-ae *}]	[Organizations Teams]

You can choose whether members can create repositories in your organization. If you allow members to create repositories, you can choose which types of repositories members can create.{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %} To allow members to create private repositories only, your organization must use {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}.{% endif %} For more information, see "About repository visibility."

Organization owners can always create any type of repository.

{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %}Enterprise owners{% else %}Site administrators{% endif %} can restrict the options you have available for your organization's repository creation policy. For more information, see {% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %}"Enforcing repository management policies in your enterprise account."{% else %}"Restricting repository creation in your enterprise."{% endif %}

{% warning %}

Warning: This setting only restricts the visibility options available when repositories are created and does not restrict the ability to change repository visibility at a later time. For more information about restricting changes to existing repositories' visibilities, see "Restricting repository visibility changes in your organization."

{% endwarning %}

{% data reusables.organizations.internal-repos-enterprise %}

{% data reusables.profile.access_org %} {% data reusables.profile.org_settings %} {% data reusables.organizations.member-privileges %} 5. Under "Repository creation", select one or more options. 6. Click Save.