Create Trial for Enterprise Cloud

Kick off your journey with GitHub Enterprise Cloud by starting a 30-day free trial. In this guide, we’ll cover:

How to sign up for an Enterprise trial.
Verifying your account.
Creating and confirming your new enterprise.
Inviting and associating an existing organization.
Verifying that association.
Next steps for enterprise-wide policies.

By the end, you’ll have a fully functional GitHub Enterprise Cloud environment ready for Action policies and advanced security controls. For more on enterprise features, see GitHub Enterprise Cloud docs.

From your GitHub dashboard, click Your profile → Your organizations.
Switch to the Enterprises tab. If you don’t have one yet, you’ll see a Start trial button.
Click Start trial to open the setup form.

The image shows a GitHub page for setting up an Enterprise Cloud account, with fields for enterprise name, URL slug, industry, and number of employees. It offers a 30-day free trial for the Enterprise Cloud service.

Fill in the details on the form:

Enterprise name: e.g., KodeKloud Training Enterprise
URL slug: auto-generated or customize to match your brand
Industry: Select Software & Internet
Number of employees: Enter your estimate

Note

You can add an existing organization now or skip and invite one later.

2. Complete Account Verification

Select your country and proceed with verification.
Read and accept the terms and conditions.
Complete the verification task (e.g., rotating a 3D object) and submit.

The image shows a GitHub account verification page with a task to rotate a 3D object to match the angle of a hand. There are options to submit, restart, and adjust settings below the task.

Warning

If verification fails, you won’t be able to create the enterprise until you complete the task.

Once verified, click Create enterprise.

3. Confirm Your New Enterprise

After creation, you’ll land on your enterprise dashboard showing a 30-day trial and an overview of available features. Some settings may be limited until full activation.

The image shows a GitHub Enterprise account setup page with options for setting up an enterprise, including creating an overview README, inviting owners, creating an organization, and enabling SSO. The sidebar includes navigation options like Overview, Organizations, and Settings.

Head to Policies → Actions to preview enterprise-wide Actions controls (we’ll configure these later).

4. Invite an Organization to Join

To enforce policies, associate at least one organization:

In the enterprise sidebar, select Organizations.
Click Invite organization, enter your org’s name (for example, kodekloud-training-organization), and send the invite.

The image shows a GitHub interface for inviting an existing organization, with an organization name field and an "Invite organization" button.

5. Accept and Approve the Invite

The organization’s admin receives an invitation.
They navigate to their org and Approve the join request.

The image shows a GitHub Enterprise interface where an invitation has been sent to an organization named "kodekloud-training-organization" to join "kodekloud-training-enterprise." The invitation is pending acceptance.

Back in the enterprise console, approve the organization’s transfer of ownership.

The image shows a GitHub interface with a pop-up window for approving the transfer of ownership from "kodekloud-training-organization" to "kodekloud-training-enterprise."

Warning

Ownership transfer is required to allocate your enterprise license. Ensure you trust the organization’s administrator before approving.

6. Verify the Organization Association

After approvals, refresh the page to confirm:

Your enterprise Organizations list now includes the new org.
The organization’s Overview indicates it’s part of your enterprise trial.

The image shows a GitHub organization page for "kodekloud-training-organization," displaying an overview with options to invite members and customize permissions. It also mentions a 30-day trial period.

7. Next Steps and Policy Configuration

You’ve successfully created a GitHub Enterprise Cloud trial and associated an organization. Next, enforce enterprise policies and secure your workflows:

Policy Category	Purpose	Documentation
Actions	Control GitHub Actions usage and permissions across repositories	Configure GitHub Actions Policies
SSO	Enforce SAML single sign-on for all members	Manage SAML SSO
Repository	Restrict repository creation and manage base permissions	Enforce Repository Policies

The image shows a GitHub settings page for "kodekloud-training-enterprise," focusing on repository policies, including base permissions and repository creation options. The sidebar includes navigation links for various settings and features.

Ready to dive deeper? Check out our Enterprise Security and Compliance workflows guides next.

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