Quickstart

Welcome to Permit! In this quick tutorial, we will go over the basic steps of setting up your account with Permit and creating a very basic authorization policy. Let’s get started!

1. Create a Permit account

The first step is creating an account. This account will be used to configure and manage the authorization layer of your application.

Social Logins and SSO

You can log into Permit with your Google / GitHub account. Permit also offers Single Sign-On (SSO) login functionality, allowing users to access their accounts using enterprise credentials. SSO is provided as the default option in Permit’s Enterprise Tier, or as a standalone option at a yearly defined rate.

To get a custom quote on SSO, reach out to us via our Slack Community.

2. Creating a workspace & naming your organization

First, you will need to create your workspace (Or, organizational account), under which all of your configurations, projects, and environments reside. This will often correspond with your company’s name.

Example:

We have a company called "Company A" - this is our business, so that's what we will call our organization

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You can have multiple workspaces and switch between them - although usually, you'd only need one. Workspaces are completely siloed from one another.

That’s it! You can now launch your account! 🥳 Now that you have all the basics set up, you can connect Permit to a demo application and see your defined policy come to life.

3. What's Next?

Now that you've seen the basics, you can dive deeper into utilizing Permit for your authorization needs. Here are some guides to get you started:

• Connecting your application
• Building Policies
• Connecting Permit to your Authentication provider
• Enforcing Permissions
• Using Audit Logs
• Loading Custom Data
• Deploying to Production