Create an organization

Create an organization to manage members and their access to Puppet Forge resources.

You can create a maximum of 10 organizations.

Before you begin

You must be a registered Puppet Forge user. For instructions, see Register as a user.

Procedure

1. Log in to Puppet Forge by selecting Log in at the upper right and following the prompts.

2. At the upper right, select the down arrow and Create Organization.

3. In the Create an organization dialog, in the Organization Display Name field, enter a unique name for the Puppet Forge organization.

   You can change this name later.

4. In the Organization Handle field, enter a unique organization handle that will serve as an identifier for internal tracking purposes.

   The organization handle must be unique across the Puppet Forge database. You cannot change the organization handle later.

5. Optionally, in the Organization Description field, add information about your organization.

6. Optionally, link the organization to a Perforce customer account and share any premium modules associated with that account by selecting Link this organization to your Perforce customer account. Follow the prompts.

   The email address that you used to register in Forge must also be registered in the Perforce customer account. If you are not sure whether your email is registered in the Perforce customer account, contact your Perforce sales representative.

7. Optionally, to track your organization’s history of downloading modules, select Enable download report.

8. Select Create organization.

Results

The organization's name is displayed at the upper right. You are the organization's administrator.

What to do next

Learn about your administrator role in How administrators manage organizations. Optionally, invite other users to join the organization, as described in Invite a user to become a member.