# Administer a Workspace

> Manage access, connections, shared data, workflow operations and governance across a Glow workspace.

Run a Glow workspace through its full lifecycle: give people the right access, connect the services they need, protect shared values, monitor workflows and keep changes recoverable.

  - [People and access](/manage/workspace-settings/permissions-and-access): Understand the access model, then invite members and assign workspace roles.

- [Apps and connections](/manage/apps-and-integrations/overview): Connect accounts, understand credential ownership and repair connections that need attention.

- [Secrets and shared values](/manage/workspace-settings/secrets-and-variables): Keep reusable configuration and sensitive values outside individual Step fields.

- [Monitor workflow health](/manage/workspace-settings/activity): Review runs across the workspace and work through alerts in the shared Needs Attention queue.

- [Control data and files](/manage/workspace-settings/where-data-lives): See where connections, variables, secrets, files and run data live before you decide how to manage them.

- [Security and governance](/manage/workspace-settings/security-compliance): Review access controls, data handling and the settings used to govern the workspace.

  - [Billing and usage](/manage/billing/overview): Monitor Step credits, AI tokens, and storage capacity, and manage team plan amounts.

## A practical operating order

### Before people build

Start with [Permissions and Access](/manage/workspace-settings/permissions-and-access), then use [Team Management](/manage/workspace-settings/team-management) for invitations and role changes. Set workflow visibility separately when only part of the workspace should open a workflow.

### Before a workflow goes Live

Confirm who owns each [connection](/manage/apps-and-integrations/managing-connections), keep reusable configuration in [Secrets and Variables](/manage/workspace-settings/secrets-and-variables), and save a version before a risky change. [Operating Workflows](/build/core-concepts/operating-workflows) provides the test-to-Live checklist.

### Once workflows are running

Use [Activity](/manage/workspace-settings/activity) for workspace-wide runs and alerts. Open the [Execution Log](/build/the-canvas/execution-log) for the path through one workflow, then inspect [Step-Level Executions](/build/core-concepts/executions) for the input and output of one Step.

### When somebody leaves

Remove their workspace access, review workflows and connections they owned, and transfer any operational responsibility before disconnecting an account. Use [Where Data Lives](/manage/workspace-settings/where-data-lives) to identify the workspace resources involved.

## What's Next?

- 👉 **[Review Permissions and Access →](/manage/workspace-settings/permissions-and-access)**
- Managing allowances and plans? Start with [Billing & Usage](/manage/billing/overview).
- Connecting your first service? Start with [Apps & Integrations](/manage/apps-and-integrations/overview).
- Investigating a problem? Open [Activity](/manage/workspace-settings/activity).