docs/content/apps/using-github-apps/installing-your-own-github-app.md

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Installing your own GitHub App	You can install a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} that you created on the personal or organization account that owns the app. If your app is public, the {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} can also be installed on other accounts.	/apps/installing-github-apps /developers/apps/installing-github-apps /developers/apps/managing-github-apps/installing-github-apps /apps/maintaining-github-apps/installing-github-apps /apps/maintaining-github-apps/installing-your-own-github-app	fpt ghes ghae ghec * * * *	GitHub Apps	Install your own app

About installing your own {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}

Once you create a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}, you can install it. If your {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} is owned by a personal account{% ifversion ghec%} and you are not an {% data variables.product.prodname_emu %}{% endif %}, you can install it on your account. If your {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} is owned by an organization and you are an organization owner, you can install it on the organization.

{% ifversion fpt or ghec %} If your {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} is public{% ifversion ghec%} and you are not an {% data variables.product.prodname_emu %}{% endif %}, you can also share your {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} with other users or organizations. {% ifversion ghec%}If you are an {% data variables.product.prodname_emu %}, then you can only share your app with other organizations within your enterprise.{% endif %}For more information, see "AUTOTITLE." {% else %} If your {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} is public, you can also share your {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} with other users or organizations within your enterprise. For more information, see "AUTOTITLE." {% endif %}

Installing your own {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}

{% data reusables.apps.settings-step %} {% data reusables.user-settings.developer_settings %} {% data reusables.user-settings.github_apps %}

1. Next to the {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %} that you want to install, click Edit.

2. Click Install App.

3. Click Install next to the location where you want to install the {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}.

4. If the app requires repository permissions, select All repositories or Only select repositories. The app will always have at least read-only access to all public repositories on {% data variables.product.company_short %}.

   If the app does not require repository permissions, these options will be omitted.

5. If you selected Only select repositories in the previous step, under the Select repositories dropdown, select the repositories that you want the app to access.

   If the app creates any repositories, the app will automatically be granted access to those repositories as well.

6. Click Install.