# How to create a group in GitLab

## Create a group

When you create a group in GitLab.com, you can add projects and users

To create a new group, sign in to [GitLab.com](https://gitlab.com)

When you are on your Dashboard, click on "Groups" on the left side of your screen

![Go to groups](basicsimages/select-group.png)

Click on "New group" on the top right side of your screen

![New group](basicsimages/click-on-new-group.png)

1. Add a group path or group name (you can't add spaces, so you can use hyphens or underscores)

1. Add details or a group description

1. You can choose a group avatar if you'd like

1. Click on "create group"

![Group information](basicsimages/group_info.png)

## Add a project to a group

There are 2 ways of adding a group to a new project

1. Go into a group

Click on "New project" on the right side of your screen and [create your project](create-project.md)

![New project](basicsimages/new_project.png)

2. If you'd like to select a group for a new project, when you [create your project](create-project.md), click on "create a group" on the bottom right side of your screen

![Create a group](basicsimages/create_group.png)