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What is a team?
How teams work in Expanse Panel: one shared space for services, billing, and members, and how that differs from your personal sign-in.
What is a team?
A team in Expanse Panel is a shared space for your organization. Services (game servers, VPS, domain orders, and so on), invoices, and balance are owned by the team, not by a single person’s name on the account.
You still sign in with your own user. The team is the bucket where everything is grouped for billing and permissions.
Why teams exist
- Clarity — you see one set of services for “My community server” and another for “My personal projects” if you use two teams.
- Control — the owner can invite others, set roles, and decide who can pay invoices or only use servers.
- Safety — when someone leaves, you remove their membership instead of passing passwords around.
Who can do what
Not everyone on a team can do everything. Common patterns:
- Owner — full control, including who can access billing in many setups.
- Admin — can manage a lot of day-to-day work; restrictions still apply to the most sensitive actions in some products.
- Member — can work with allowed resources but may not see or change billing.
- Biller — in many setups, can handle invoices and payment methods but may not manage all infrastructure.
The exact list is in Team roles. If a button is missing, your role is the first thing to check.
You and the team: two different things
| You (your user) | The team | |
|---|---|---|
| Sign-in | One identity (email/SSO) | Not a second password |
| Can belong to | Several teams if invited | N/A |
| Pays | You might be the one clicking “Pay” if your role allows | Invoices and balance are tied to the team |
| Services | You access them as a member | Services are listed under the team’s resources |
When you are alone on a team
Solo is fine. You are still a “team” in the system so that the same product works when you add a friend or colleague later. You do not have to add anyone to keep using the panel.
Related articles
- Team overview
- Inviting members
- How ordering works — all orders are placed in the team you have selected
