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Demo organizations
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**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
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- Go to zulip.com and click New organization in the top-right corner.
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Configure email for demo organization owner
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.
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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.
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Convert a demo organization to a permanent organization
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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.
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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.
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**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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