# Restrict channel creation

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Zulip allows you to separately control [permissions](/help/manage-permissions)
for creating [web-public](/help/public-access-option), public and private
channels.

For corporations and other organizations with controlled access, we
recommend keeping channel creation open to make it easy for users to
self-organize.

Only users in trusted roles (moderators and administrators) can be
given permission to create web-public channels. This is intended
[to help manage abuse](/help/public-access-option#managing-abuse) by
making it hard for an attacker to host malicious content in an
unadvertised web-public channel in a legitimate organization.

### Manage who can create channels

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{tab|public-channels}

{settings_tab|organization-permissions}

1. Under **Channel permissions**, configure **Who can create public channels**.

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{tab|private-channels}

{settings_tab|organization-permissions}

1. Under **Channel permissions**, configure **Who can create private channels**.

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{tab|web-public-channels}

{settings_tab|organization-permissions}

1. Under **Channel permissions**, configure **Who can create web-public channels**.

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## Related articles

* [Channel permissions](/help/channel-permissions)
* [User roles](/help/user-roles)
* [Create a channel](/help/create-a-channel)
* [Introduction to channels](/help/introduction-to-channels)
