Enabling or disabling cloud sandboxes for your organization

You can control whether members of your organization can use cloud sandboxes by managing the sandbox access policy in your organization settings.

Who can use this feature?

Organization owners

In this article

Note

Cloud and local sandboxes for GitHub Copilot is in public preview and subject to change.

About enabling and disabling cloud sandboxes

Organization owners can control whether members of their organization have access to cloud sandboxes by configuring the sandbox access policy. By default, sandbox access is disabled for organization members.

When cloud sandbox access is Disabled, cloud sandboxes are not available for any organization members. When cloud sandbox access is Enabled for all members, all organization members can use cloud sandboxes.

For more information about cloud sandboxes, see About cloud and local sandboxes for GitHub Copilot.

Enabling or disabling cloud sandboxes

  1. In the upper-right corner of GitHub, click your profile picture, then click Organizations.

  2. Select an organization by clicking on it.

  3. Under your organization name, click Settings. If you cannot see the "Settings" tab, select the dropdown menu, then click Settings.

    Screenshot of the tabs in an organization's profile. The "Settings" tab is outlined in dark orange.

  4. In the sidebar, under "Code, planning, and automation," click Sandboxes.

  5. Under "Sandbox access," select your preferred setting:

    • Disabled: Sandboxes are not available for organization members.
    • Enabled for all members: All organization members can use sandboxes for GitHub Copilot.

  6. Click Save.

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