Fleet members
BalenaCloud offers the ability to collaborate with other users on the platform by inviting members to your fleets, apps or blocks and assigning them a varying degree of access as per your requirement using Member types. To invite members to your organization, refer to organization management.
When a fleet needs to be shared with more than one user, the fleet owner can add new members. With paid accounts, it's possible to assign a level of access for a new member, based on the following types:
Member types
Member Type
Delete App
Add/Remove device
Manage provisioning keys
Administrator
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Developer
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Operator
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Observer
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Administrator
A new fleet in balenaCloud can only be created by an administrator of an organization. Administrators are the only users who can add other fleet members or delete the fleet. Learn more about the administrator role in an organization.
Observer
Observers are given read-only access to the fleet and its devices. They are not able to modify, add, or remove any devices, nor are they able to perform device actions. This role can only be assigned by fleet owners on paid plans.
Operator
Operators have all the access given to observers, plus the ability to manage a fleet's devices. This means operators can add and remove devices, generate & revoke provisioning API keys, perform device actions, and modify device tags, metadata, and environment variables. Operators also have full SSH access to the fleet's devices. This role can only be assigned by fleet owners on paid plans.
Developer
Developers are given, in addition to the access provided to operators, the ability to manage fleet software. This includes creating new releases, modifying fleet variables, and downloading balenaOS images. This role is the closest to a fleet owner—developers can do everything owners can except for deleting the fleet or adding new members. The Developer role can be assigned by fleet owners on free or paid accounts.
Add a fleet member
To add a new member to your fleet, click on the Members tab of the fleet:
This brings up a list of all fleet members, if any have been assigned. Click on the Add member button in the top left:
The Add member dialog has a dropdown with descriptions of the member types, as well as information about which types are available based on your billing plan. Choose a level of access, then enter the username or email address of the new member:
Fleet members must have already signed up for a balena account before they can be added to a fleet.
After you click Add, you will see the username of the new member in the list. From here, you can edit access levels or remove the user if necessary:
All users that have been added to a fleet will see that fleet in their dashboard, with an indicator to designate it has been shared by the fleet owner:
Fleet members will have the option to remove themselves from a fleet by clicking on the members tab, selecting the checkbox by their name from the member list, clicking on the Modify button, and selecting Delete member.
If you remove your member access to a fleet, you will not be able to undo the action. Only the fleet owner will be able to restore your access.
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