# Organization and Namespaces

## Organization

An organization, or org for short, corresponds to a dbnl deployment.

### Organization Resources

Some resources, such as users, are defined at the organization level. Those resources are sometimes referred to as organization resources or org resources.

## Namespaces

A namespace is a unit of isolation within a dbnl organization.

### Namespace Resources

Most resources, including projects and their related resources, are defined at the namespace level. Resources defined within a namespace are only accessible within that namespace providing isolation between namespaces.

### Default Namespace

All organizations include a namespace named **default**. This namespace cannot be modified or deleted. 

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By default, users are assigned the namespace reader role in the default namespace.
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### Switching Namespace

To switch namespace, use the namespace switcher in the navigation bar.

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### Creating a Namespace

To create a namespace, go to **☰ > Settings > Admin > Namespaces** and click the **+ Create Namespace** button.

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Creating a namespace requires having the org admin role.
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### Adding a User to a Namespace

See [Users and Permissions](https://docs.dbnl.com/v0.19.x/using-distributional/access/users-and-permissions).