1. Enable GitHub Copilot in your Enterprise through payment verification
- On the left side of the page, in the enterprise account sidebar, click Settings.
- Click the Getting Started tab.
- Under "Next steps", click Verify your payment method. This will enable GitHub Copilot in your enterprise.
After you've completed these steps, you will be able to confirm that GitHub Copilot is enabled in your enterprise's Policies tab.
2. Set policies
Control which Copilot features are available in your enterprise. See Managing policies and features for Copilot in your enterprise.
3. Set up networking (if necessary)
If your enterprise users connect through an HTTP proxy server or firewall, ensure that key URLs are added to the allowlist for the proxy server or firewall. See Proxy server and firewall settings for Copilot.
You may also need to install custom SSL certificates on your users' machines. See Configuring network settings for GitHub Copilot.
4. Grant access to organizations
Enable Copilot for some or all organizations in your enterprise. See Enabling Copilot for organizations in your enterprise. Each organization owner can then grant Copilot access to some or all of the members of their organization.
If your enterprise is on GHE.com, users must perform some additional setup to authenticate to their account from their development environment. See Using GitHub Copilot with an account on GHE.com.
Next steps
- Explore self-service license management options. Many successful rollouts use a self-service model where developers can claim a license without approval. See Setting up a self-serve process for GitHub Copilot licenses.
- Learn how to plan and implement an effective enablement process to drive Copilot adoption. See Driving Copilot adoption in your company.
- Enhance the development experience by enabling and training developers on the latest features. For example, share context with Copilot Spaces, enable Copilot code review on pull requests, and allow developers to experiment with prompts using GitHub Models. For an example showing how these features fit together, see Integrating agentic AI into your enterprise's software development lifecycle.
- Add Copilot coding agent as a team member for asynchronous issue work. See Piloting Copilot coding agent in your organization.