---
title: 'Creating a {% data variables.projects.project_v2 %}'
intro: Learn how to create an organization or user project.
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghec: '*'
  ghes: '*'
redirect_from:
  - /issues/trying-out-the-new-projects-experience/creating-a-project
type: tutorial
topics:
  - Projects
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
---

{% data variables.product.prodname_projects_v2 %} are an adaptable collection of items that stay up-to-date with {% data variables.product.company_short %} data. Your projects can track issues, pull requests, and ideas that you note down. You can add custom fields and create views for specific purposes.

You can also choose to use an existing project as a template and copy the views and custom fields to a new project. For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/issues/planning-and-tracking-with-projects/creating-projects/copying-an-existing-project).

## Creating a project

### Creating an organization project

Organization projects can track issues and pull requests from the organization's repositories. {% data reusables.projects.org-templates %}

{% data reusables.projects.create-project %}

### Creating a user project

User projects can track issues and pull requests from the repositories owned by your personal account.

{% data reusables.projects.create-user-project %}

## Updating your project description and README

{% data reusables.projects.project-description %}

## Further reading

* [AUTOTITLE](/issues/planning-and-tracking-with-projects/managing-your-project/adding-your-project-to-a-repository)
* [AUTOTITLE](/issues/planning-and-tracking-with-projects/managing-items-in-your-project/adding-items-to-your-project)
* [AUTOTITLE](/issues/planning-and-tracking-with-projects/customizing-views-in-your-project/changing-the-layout-of-a-view)