From 3e5e4ce56196929e6caaed52076fa68f2e86d69a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rishi Gupta
+ Guests cannot see or join streams they are not invited + to. Guests subscribed to more than 1 stream are billed + like regular users. Guests subscribed to a single stream + are generally free, unless you have more than 5 times as + many single-stream guests as paying users. More details + are available here. +
++ Guests cannot see or join streams unless they are explicitly + added. Perfect for partners, vendors, and temporary + contractors. +
+Zulip is open source, so if something important for diff --git a/templates/zerver/help/include/sidebar_index.md b/templates/zerver/help/include/sidebar_index.md index aa0950951d..e48527ca08 100644 --- a/templates/zerver/help/include/sidebar_index.md +++ b/templates/zerver/help/include/sidebar_index.md @@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ * [Import from Slack](/help/import-from-slack) * [Import from Gitter](/help/import-from-gitter) * [Manage who can join](/help/manage-who-can-join-and-invite) +* [Roles and permissions](/help/roles-and-permissions) * [Set the default language for new users](/help/change-the-default-language-for-your-organization) * [Export your organization](/help/export-your-organization) * [Moderating open organizations](/help/moderating-open-organizations) diff --git a/templates/zerver/help/roles-and-permissions.md b/templates/zerver/help/roles-and-permissions.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5df7c72546 --- /dev/null +++ b/templates/zerver/help/roles-and-permissions.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Roles and permissions + +There are several roles in a Zulip organization. + +* **Organization Administrator**: Can manage users, public streams, + organization settings, and billing. + +* **Member**: Has access to all public streams. This is the default role for + most users. + +* **Guest**: Can only access streams they've been added to. Cannot create + new streams. + +## Billing and guests + +Guests are only available on Zulip on-premise and on paid plans for Zulip +Cloud. There are two kinds of guest for billing purposes: + +* **Multi-stream guest**: Has been added to multiple streams. These guests + are billed the same as regular members. + +* **Single-stream guest**: Has been added to only a single stream. If you + have M paying users, you get 5M free single-stream guests. Similarly, if + you have G single stream guests, you'll get charged for G/5 users. + + Example: You have 8 members, 2 multi-stream guests, and 50 single-stream + guests. You'll get charged for 10 users. Let's say you have 8 members, 2 + multi-stream guests, and 51 single-stream guests. You'll get charged for + 11 users. diff --git a/templates/zerver/plans.html b/templates/zerver/plans.html index 3a14ec1a9f..e2a7193d86 100644 --- a/templates/zerver/plans.html +++ b/templates/zerver/plans.html @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@