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What is Anaconda Repository?
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Anaconda Repository is package management server software that
makes it easy to find, access, store and share public and private
notebooks, projects, installers, environments, and conda and PyPI
packages. Repository also makes it easy to stay current with
updates made to the packages and environments you are using.

Many enterprises have customized local instances of
Repository. Anaconda also makes an instance of Repository
available for public use at `Anaconda Cloud <http://anaconda.org>`_.

What kind of packages does Repository support?
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Repository supports any type of package. It is primarily used
for conda, PyPI and R packages, as well as notebooks and
environments.

What is Anaconda?
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Anaconda is a software development and consulting
company of passionate, open source advocates based in Austin,
Texas, USA. We are committed to the open source community. We
created the Anaconda Python distribution and contribute to many
other open source-based data analytics tools. You can find out
more about us by reading `our story
<https://www.anaconda.com/what-is-anaconda/>`_.


How do I get started with Repository?
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If you have access to Repository, you can search, download and
install hundreds of public packages without having an account.

If you want to upload packages to Repository, you need to sign up
for a Repository account, get Anaconda and the Anaconda Client.
For more information, see :doc:`user-guide/tasks/create-account` or
ask your system administrator.


What is an organization account, and how is it different from an individual account?
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An organization account allows multiple individual users to
administer packages and have more control over package access by
other users. An individual account is for use by one person.

Who can upload packages to an organization?
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Only users who are co-owners of an organization may upload
packages to that organization. Administrators who are not
co-owners cannot upload packages to the organization. Users who
are members of groups with read/write access but who are not
co-owners, cannot upload packages to the organization.
