---
title: Administration
description: Overview of administration features and roles in the Docker Admin Console
keywords: admin, administration, company, organization, Admin Console, user accounts, account management
weight: 10
params:
  sidebar:
    group: Enterprise
grid:
- title: Company administration
  description: Explore how to manage a company.
  icon: apartment
  link: /admin/company/
- title: Organization administration
  description: Learn about organization administration.
  icon: store
  link: /admin/organization/
- title: Onboard your organization
  description: Learn how to onboard and secure your organization.
  icon: explore
  link: /admin/organization/onboard
- title: Company FAQ
  description: Discover common questions and answers about companies.
  icon: help
  link: /faq/admin/company-faqs/
- title: Organization FAQ
  description: Explore popular FAQ topics about organizations.
  icon: help
  link: /faq/admin/organization-faqs/
- title: Security
  description: Explore security features for administrators.
  icon: shield_locked
  link: /security/
aliases:
- /docker-hub/admin-overview
---

Administrators can manage companies and organizations using the
[Docker Admin Console](https://app.docker.com/admin). The Admin Console
provides centralized observability, access management, and security controls
across Docker environments.

## Company and organization hierarchy

The [Docker Admin Console](https://app.docker.com/admin) 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.

![Diagram showing Docker’s administration hierarchy with Company at the top, followed by Organizations, Teams, and Members](./images/docker-admin-structure.webp)

### 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](/admin/faqs/organization-faqs/#what-is-the-difference-between-user-invitee-seat-and-member). 

- An organization contains teams and repositories. 
- All Docker Team and Business subscribers must have at least one organization.


> [!TIP]
> [Upgrading to a Docker Business plan](https://www.docker.com/pricing/) 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](https://app.docker.com/admin) 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.

{{< grid >}}
