# Family Admin Ready to be the family password hero? Learn how to set up your family organisation, invite members, share the important stuff, and keep everyone's digital life secure and simple. ## Get started ### Sign up for Bitwarden (2 min) Bitwarden offers free accounts with no limits to the number of devices or number of logins you can use. [Get started today](https://bitwarden.com/en-gb/go/start-free/). ### Your master password During sign-up, you'll create a master password for logging in to Bitwarden. It's important that your master password is: - **Memorable**: Bitwarden employees and systems have **no** knowledge of, way to retrieve, or way to reset your master password. **Do not forget your master password!** - **Strong**: A longer, more complex, and less common password is the best way to protect your account. Bitwarden provides a free [password strength testing tool](https://bitwarden.com/en-gb/password-strength/) to test the strength of some memorable passwords you are considering. ![Set master password](https://bitwarden.com/assets/2pST1WXY0Xk7GQ4GpwzELn/258a7524e9ecbfe25d2b3a4e455257c0/Set_master_password.png) ### Create an organisation (2 min) [Create your organisation](https://bitwarden.com/en-gb/help/about-organizations/#create-an-organization/) today by selecting the **New organisation** button in the Bitwarden web app: ![New organisation](https://bitwarden.com/assets/3eSqWiTIuPSFxXdo5AAjT9/248b0fa7bb381add0d71682acd244a63/2024-12-03_13-57-58.png) ### Or join an existing organisation (1 min) If your organisation has already been created, ask the other member of your organisation to send you an invitation. ### Get to know the Admin Console (2 min) Once created, you'll land in the Admin Console, which is the central hub for all things sharing and organisation administration. As the organisation owner, you'll be able to see your **Vault**items and [collections](https://bitwarden.com/en-gb/help/getting-started-organizations/#get-to-know-collections/), to manage **Members,** run **Reports**, change **Billing**settings, and configure other organisation **Settings**: ![Free organisation Admin Console](https://bitwarden.com/assets/hzBuypc5ISzqC3jUmYbea/edcb03ce3d3071cea4f9afb6c7f8eca9/2024-12-03_13-46-09.png) ### Managing vault items and collections (3 min) As an owner or admin, you might be responsible for managing access to **vault items**, like shared credentials, for your family. You can create them directly from the web app and assign them to collections in order to share them with your family: ![Assign to collections in bulk](https://bitwarden.com/assets/1u6EPNgAlCnvC9DcmUIosQ/327c0c24e09dce687540499a8eaa5aac/2024-12-02_15-47-21.png) Speaking of [**collections**](https://bitwarden.com/en-gb/help/about-collections/), they're an important construct for grouping together related logins, notes, cards, and identities for secure sharing with your organisation: - Organisations can define access to collections, allowing users to access only the items they need. - Items stored in an organisation's collection(s) do not belong to any individual user, but rather to the organisation. - Organisation-owned items **must** be included in at least one collection. > [!TIP] Items can also be imported > Data can also be imported directly to your organisation! Learn how [here](https://bitwarden.com/en-gb/help/import-to-org/#import-to-your-organization/). ### Managing members and groups (2 min) As an owner or admin, you might be responsible for managing members of your family more broadly. Members can be added to your organisation directly from the Admin Console's **Members** page ([learn more](https://bitwarden.com/en-gb/help/managing-users/#invite/)): ![Invite a member to an organisation](https://bitwarden.com/assets/7AJjR4oqEnCH3A89YYoWpH/498d594fa9703bee9c5f49e2af9f83d0/Invite_member_to_an_organization.png) ### Help your family stay protected (3 min) Now that you're set up to securely share data with your family through Bitwarden, consider some other ways of making sure your loved ones stay safe online: - Help your family set up [two-step login](https://bitwarden.com/en-gb/help/setup-two-step-login/) to protect their Bitwarden accounts. - Help your family set up [emergency access](https://bitwarden.com/en-gb/help/emergency-access/) so important data can be accessed in cases of emergency. ## Import your data ### Web App (1 min) [![Vimeo Video](https://vumbnail.com/1145638406.jpg)](https://vimeo.com/1145638406) *[Watch on Vimeo](https://vimeo.com/1145638406)* **Video Chapters:** Learn how to import passwords into your organisation using the Admin Console in the Bitwarden Web App. [Embedded content componentCtaLink] ### Desktop app — includes direct import for Chromium browsers (2 min) [![Vimeo Video](https://vumbnail.com/1145638482.jpg)](https://vimeo.com/1145638482) *[Watch on Vimeo](https://vimeo.com/1145638482)* **Video Chapters:** Learn how to [import your passwords](https://bitwarden.com/en-gb/Import:%20https://bitwarden.com/help/import-data/) and other data into Bitwarden using the desktop app. Browser passwords can be [imported directly](https://bitwarden.com/en-gb/help/import-from-chrome/#import-directly-from-browser/) from Chrome, Edge, Opera, Brave, and Vivaldi. Download the desktop app directly from the Bitwarden website to use the 'import directly from browser' option. [Embedded content componentCtaLink] ### Browser extension (1 min) [![Vimeo Video](https://vumbnail.com/1145638461.jpg)](https://vimeo.com/1145638461) *[Watch on Vimeo](https://vimeo.com/1145638461)* **Video Chapters:** Learn [how to import](https://bitwarden.com/en-gb/help/import-data/#tab-browser-extension-5ALQx9afSqWXX9jfXsY5sb/) your passwords and other data with the Bitwarden Browser Extension. ### Mobile app - Includes direct import/export on iOS for compatible apps (1 min) [![Vimeo Video](https://vumbnail.com/1145638494.jpg)](https://vimeo.com/1145638494) *[Watch on Vimeo](https://vimeo.com/1145638494)* **Video Chapters:** Learn [how to import](https://bitwarden.com/en-gb/help/import-data/#tab-mobile-app-5ALQx9afSqWXX9jfXsY5sb/) your passwords and other data in the Bitwarden mobile app. ### From a custom file (1 min) [![Vimeo Video](https://vumbnail.com/1145638421.jpg)](https://vimeo.com/1145638421) *[Watch on Vimeo](https://vimeo.com/1145638421)* **Video Chapters:** Learn [how to import](https://bitwarden.com/en-gb/help/condition-bitwarden-import/) your passwords and other data from a custom file. 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