# Allow New Users by Invite Only

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-new-users-by-invite-only/158499
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 22, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-new-users-by-invite-only/158499 "2020-07-22T14:24:27Z")
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### Author: ![Tyson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tyson/32/86155_2.png) [@Tyson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tyson)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-new-users-by-invite-only/158499/1 "2020-07-22T14:24:27Z")

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I run a private Discourse for our organization and currently restrict users to only those with a company email address. Now I have need to add a few users with non-company email address but still need to keep the site private. Is it possible to open up user registration to all email domains but limit only to those that I invite?

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### Author: ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-new-users-by-invite-only/158499/2 "2020-07-22T19:37:09Z")

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> [@Tyson](#):
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> Is it possible to open up user registration to all email domains but limit only to those that I invite?

Yes, enabling the `invite only` site setting should accomplish what you are looking for. For details about sending invites, see [How to send, configure, and accept Discourse invitation emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-send-configure-and-accept-discourse-invitation-emails/124096).