# Set default channels for new users

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You can configure a default set of channels that users will be subscribed to
when they join your organization. Default channels must be [public or
web-public](/help/channel-permissions).

When you [send an email
invitation](/help/invite-new-users#send-email-invitations) or [create a reusable
invitation link](/help/invite-new-users#create-a-reusable-invitation-link), you
can customize which channels the invited users are subscribed to. Note that
subscribing new users to a channel generally requires having
[permissions](/help/channel-permissions) to do so, but anyone with
[permissions](/help/restrict-account-creation#change-who-can-send-invitations)
to invite new users can subscribe them to any combination of default channels.

## Add a default channel

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{settings_tab|default-channels-list}

1. Click **Add channel**.

1. Select one or more channels, and click **Add**.

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## Remove a default channel

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{settings_tab|default-channels-list}

1. Find the channel you would like to remove, and click **Remove from default** (<i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-close"></i>) icon.

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## Related articles

* [User roles](/help/user-roles)
* [User groups](/help/user-groups)
* [Channel permissions](/help/channel-permissions)
* [Create channels for a new organization](/help/create-channels)
