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Setting up GitHub Copilot for your enterprise

Follow these steps to set up GitHub Copilot in your enterprise.

Who can use this feature?

Enterprise owners

Enterprises with a subscription to Copilot Enterprise or Copilot Business

1. Subscribe your enterprise to GitHub Copilot

Set up a subscription to Copilot Enterprise or Copilot Business for your enterprise. See Subscribing to Copilot for your enterprise.

2. Set policies

Control which Copilot features are available in your enterprise. See Managing policies and features for Copilot in your enterprise.

3. Set up networking (if necessary)

If your enterprise users connect through an HTTP proxy server or firewall, ensure that key URLs are added to the allowlist for the proxy server or firewall. See Configuring your proxy server or firewall for Copilot.

You may also need to install custom SSL certificates on your users' machines. See Configuring network settings for GitHub Copilot.

4. Grant access to organizations

Enable Copilot for some or all organizations in your enterprise. See Enabling Copilot for organizations in your enterprise. Each organization owner can then grant Copilot access to some or all of the members of their organization.

If your enterprise is on GHE.com, users must perform some additional setup to authenticate to their account from their development environment. See Using GitHub Copilot with an account on GHE.com.

5. Drive Copilot adoption

Planning and implementing an effective enablement process is essential to drive adoption of Copilot in your enterprise. See Driving Copilot adoption in your company.