Demo organizations
Note: The ability to create demo organizations is an upcoming
feature. It is not available yet.
If you would like to try out Zulip without having to make any
decisions (like how to name your organization or whether to import
data from an existing chat tool), you can create a Zulip demo
organization.
Demo organizations differ from a regular Zulip organization in a few
ways:
- A demo organization will be automatically deleted 30 days after
creation. You can convert a demo organization into a regular
organization
if you'd prefer to keep its history.
- You do not need to choose a URL or when creating a demo organization;
one will be generated automatically for you.
- A demo organization cannot be directly upgraded to a paid Zulip
Cloud plan without first converting to a regular organization.
Other than those limitations, they work exactly like a normal Zulip
organization; you can invite additional users, connect the mobile
apps, etc.
Create a demo organization
- Instructions for all platforms
- Go to zulip.com and click New organization in the top-right corner.
To convert a demo organization to a permanent organization, and to access
certain features like inviting other users and
configuring authentication methods,
the creator of the demo organization will need to add an email address
and set a password for their account.
- Instructions for all platforms
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Click on the gear () icon in the upper
right corner of the web or desktop app.
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Select Personal settings.
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On the left, click Account & privacy.
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Under Account, click Add email.
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Enter your email address.
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(optional) If the name on the account is still a placeholder,
edit the Name field.
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Click Add.
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You will receive a confirmation email within a few minutes. Open
it and click Confirm and set password.
Convert a demo organization to a permanent organization
This feature is only available to organization owners.
If you'd like to keep your demo organization user and message history,
you can convert it to a permanent Zulip organization. You'll need to
choose a new subdomain for your new permanent organization URL.
Also, as part of the process of converting a demo organization to a
permanent organization:
- Users will be logged out of existing sessions on the web, mobile and
desktop apps and need to log in again.
- Any API clients or integrations will need
to be updated to point to the new organization URL.
- Instructions for all platforms
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Click on the gear () icon in the upper
right corner of the web or desktop app.
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Select Organization settings.
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On the left, click Organization profile.
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Click the Convert to make it permanent link at the end of the
"This demo organization will be automatically deleted ..." notice.
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Enter the subdomain you would like to use for the new organization
URL and click Convert.
Note: You will be logged out when the demo organization is
successfully converted to a permanent Zulip organization and be
redirected to new organization URL log-in page.
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