> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.surnex.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create an organization

> Set up a new organization and become its owner.

You create your first organization during [onboarding](/onboarding/overview). You can create more at any time from the organization switcher in the sidebar.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the create form">
    From the organization switcher at the top of the sidebar, choose **Create organization**. If you have no organizations at all, Surnex sends you straight to this screen after sign-in.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter an organization name">
    For example, `Acme Corp`. This is the name shown in the switcher and on the [Organization settings](/organizations/settings) page. You can change it later.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Continue">
    The organization is created and becomes your active one.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What happens on create

**A slug is generated.** Surnex slugifies the name — `Acme Corp` becomes `acme-corp`. If another organization already holds that slug, a counter is appended: `acme-corp-1`, then `acme-corp-2`. The slug is fixed once generated and displayed read-only in settings.

**You become the owner.** The creator is always the first owner. You can grant owner to someone else later from the [Team](/organizations/team) page — what's protected is the organization always having at least one.

**You're sent to add a project.** New organizations have no projects, so Surnex moves you to the [Add project](/projects/add) step. You can skip it and add a project later.

<Note>
  Creating a second organization does not copy anything from your first — no projects, no members, no keywords. Organizations are fully isolated.
</Note>

## When to create a second organization

Create one when the work needs its own team, its own billing, or hard isolation:

* An agency keeping each client's projects and invoices separate
* Separating a personal side project from company work
* A client who needs their own subscription

If you only need to separate *websites*, create more [projects](/projects/add) inside one organization instead — projects are the per-domain unit, and keeping them together means one plan and one team.