Organizations

Organizations are the top-level unit of access control in Shardlyn. All resources (nodes, workloads, instances) belong to an organization, and access is controlled through membership and roles.

Creating an Organization

When you sign up, a default organization is created for you. To create additional organizations:

1. Click your organization name in the top navigation
2. Click Create Organization
3. Enter a name and optional slug (URL-friendly identifier)
4. The new organization is created with you as the Owner

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Organization slugs must be unique across Shardlyn. If your preferred slug is taken, try a variation.

Roles and Permissions

Each organization member has a role that determines their access level:

Permission	Owner	Admin	User
View dashboard	Yes	Yes	Yes
Manage workloads	Yes	Yes	Yes
Deploy instances	Yes	Yes	Yes
Manage files	Yes	Yes	Yes
View nodes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Manage nodes	Yes	Yes	-
Cloud provisioning	Yes	Yes	-
Manage credentials	Yes	Yes	-
Manage DNS	Yes	Yes	-
View audit logs	Yes	Yes	-
Invite members	Yes	Yes	-
Manage billing	Yes	-	-
Delete organization	Yes	-	-

Owner

Full control over the organization, including billing and deletion. Each organization has exactly one owner.

Admin

Can manage all operational resources — nodes, provisioning, credentials, DNS, and members. Cannot manage billing or delete the organization.

User

Can create and manage their own workloads and instances. Read-only access to nodes and infrastructure. Cannot provision servers or manage credentials.

Managing Members

Inviting Members

1. Navigate to Settings > Members
2. Click Invite Member
3. Enter the email address and select a role
4. The invited user receives an email to join the organization

Changing Roles

1. Navigate to Settings > Members
2. Find the member in the list
3. Click the role dropdown and select the new role

Removing Members

1. Navigate to Settings > Members
2. Click Remove next to the member
3. Confirm the removal

Removed members immediately lose access to all organization resources.

Switching Organizations

If you're a member of multiple organizations:

1. Click your organization name in the top navigation
2. Select the organization to switch to

All resources shown in the dashboard, nodes, workloads, and instances are scoped to the current organization.

Organization Limits

Resource limits are tied to your subscription plan and apply per organization:

Resource	Free	Pro	Enterprise
Members	3	10	Unlimited
Nodes	1	15	Unlimited
Total Instances	2	150	Unlimited

See Billing Guide for full plan details.

Data Isolation

Organizations are fully isolated from each other:

• Nodes registered to one organization are not visible to others
• Workloads and instances belong to a single organization
• Credentials are encrypted and scoped to the organization
• Audit logs are organization-specific

Next Steps

• Security — Configure MFA, SSH certificates, and API tokens for your team
• Billing & Subscriptions — Manage your plan and organization resource limits
• Connecting Nodes — Add servers to your organization