> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://ona.com/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create or join an organization When signing in for the first time, Ona prompts you to create a new organization. You'll automatically be the admin. Organizations are the top-level boundary for people, projects, runners, policies, and secrets. Most teams have one organization per company or engineering group, though you can belong to more than one. ## Create an organization 1. Enter an organization name (can be changed later in Settings) 2. Optionally enable "Anyone with a *yourdomain.org* domain can join" to allow users with matching email domains to join automatically Organization creation form with name field and domain join option ## Join an organization If organizations exist that allow you to join (via domain matching), you'll see them listed. Click **Join** to become a member. Organization selection page showing available organizations to join ### From an invite link Clicking an invite link takes you directly to the join page for that organization. Join confirmation page from an organization invite link ### From the menu You can access the join/create dialog anytime from the account dropdown menu. Account dropdown menu showing Join or create organization option ## Create vs join * **Create** when you are setting up a new team space and need admin control over projects, runners, policies, and members. * **Join** when your team already has an organization and you only need access to shared resources inside it. ## What happens next After creating or joining an organization, the usual next steps are: * invite or manage members * create or connect projects * add runners or use Ona Cloud * configure login, policies, and secrets for the team See [Manage organization](/ona/organizations/manage-organization) and [Team management](/ona/organizations/overview) for the next layer of setup.