Administration
Administrators can manage companies and organizations using the Docker Admin Console. The Admin Console provides centralized observability, access management, and security controls across Docker environments.
Company and organization hierarchy
The Docker Admin Console provides administrators with centralized observability, access management, and controls for their company and organizations. To provide these features, Docker uses the following hierarchy and roles.
Company
A company groups multiple Docker organizations for centralized configuration. Companies have the company owner administrator role available.
The company owner:
- Can view and manage all organizations within the company
- Has full access to company-wide settings and inherits the same permissions as organization owners
- Do not occupy a seat
Companies are only available for Docker Business subscribers.
Organization
Organization owners have the organization owner administrator role available. They can manage organization settings, users, and access controls, but occupy a seat.
- An organization contains teams and repositories.
- All Docker Team and Business subscribers must have at least one organization.
TipUpgrading to a Docker Business plan grants you the company owner role so you can manage multiple organizations.
Team
Teams are optional and let you group members to assign repository permissions collectively. Teams simplify permission management across projects or functions.
Member
A member is any Docker user added to an organization. Organization and company owners can assign roles to members to define their level of access.
Admin Console features
Docker's Admin Console allows you to:
- Create and manage companies and organizations
- Assign roles and permissions to members
- Group members into teams to manage access by project or role
- Set company-wide policies, including SCIM provisioning and security enforcement
Manage companies and organizations
Learn how to manage companies and organizations in the following sections.