Docker organization overview

A Docker organization is a collection of teams and repositories under centralized management. Organization administrators group members and assign repository access at scale.

Organization structure

The following diagram shows how organizations relate to teams and members.

For how organizations fit into the broader company hierarchy, see Administration overview.

Individual and organization accounts

Docker has two primary account types:

• Individual accounts that are identified by a Docker ID.
• Organization accounts that are shared workspaces for teams and repositories.

Every organization is created and administered by one or more individual accounts. You always sign in with your individual account, then work in the organizations you own or belong to. Organization owners and members are individual accounts that hold a role in that organization. For individual accounts, see Accounts.

Organization roles

An organization includes owners, members, and optional teams. Organization owners have full administrator access to manage members, roles, and teams. A team is an optional grouping of members that share the same repository permissions.

For details about each role and its permissions, see Roles and permissions.

Next steps

Learn how to create and manage your organization in the following sections.