{"meta":{"title":"Installing your own GitHub App","intro":"You can install a GitHub App that you created on the account that owns the app. If your app is public, the GitHub App can also be installed on other accounts.","product":"Apps","breadcrumbs":[{"href":"/en/apps","title":"Apps"},{"href":"/en/apps/using-github-apps","title":"Using GitHub Apps"},{"href":"/en/apps/using-github-apps/installing-your-own-github-app","title":"Install your own app"}],"documentType":"article"},"body":"# Installing your own GitHub App\n\nYou can install a GitHub App that you created on the account that owns the app. If your app is public, the GitHub App can also be installed on other accounts.\n\n## About installing your own GitHub App\n\nAfter creating a GitHub App, you can install it based on its visibility.\n\n* **Only on this account:** The GitHub App can only be installed on the account that created it.\n* **Any account:** You can install this GitHub App on any account you control.\n\n## Installing your own GitHub App\n\n1. In the upper-right corner of any page on GitHub, click your profile picture.\n1. Navigate to your account settings.\n   * For an app owned by a personal account, click **Settings**.\n   * For an app owned by an organization:\n     1. Click **Your organizations**.\n     1. To the right of the organization, click **Settings**.\n1. In the left sidebar, click **<svg version=\"1.1\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" class=\"octicon octicon-code\" aria-label=\"code\" role=\"img\"><path d=\"m11.28 3.22 4.25 4.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.06l-4.25 4.25a.749.749 0 0 1-1.275-.326.749.749 0 0 1 .215-.734L13.94 8l-3.72-3.72a.749.749 0 0 1 .326-1.275.749.749 0 0 1 .734.215Zm-6.56 0a.751.751 0 0 1 1.042.018.751.751 0 0 1 .018 1.042L2.06 8l3.72 3.72a.749.749 0 0 1-.326 1.275.749.749 0 0 1-.734-.215L.47 8.53a.75.75 0 0 1 0-1.06Z\"></path></svg> Developer settings**.\n1. In the left sidebar, click **GitHub Apps**.\n1. Next to the GitHub App that you want to install, click **Edit**.\n1. Click **Install App**.\n1. Click **Install** next to the location where you want to install the GitHub App.\n1. 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 GitHub.\n\n   If the app does not require repository permissions, these options will be omitted.\n1. 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.\n\n   If the app creates any repositories, the app will automatically be granted access to those repositories as well.\n1. Click **Install**."}