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### Working with projects
+- [project-types](project-types.markdown)
- [Creating projects](creating-projects.markdown)
- [Editing projects](editing-projects.markdown)
- [Sharing boards and tasks](sharing-projects.markdown)
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### Working with users
+- [Roles](roles.markdown)
- [User management](user-management.markdown)
- [Notifications](notifications.markdown)
- [Two factor authentication](2fa.markdown)
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+Project Types
+=============
+
+There are two kind of projects:
+
+| Type | Description |
+|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Team Project | Project with user and group management |
+| Private Project | Project that belongs to only one person, there is no user management |
+
+- Only Administrators and Application Managers can create team projects.
+- Private projects can be created by anyone.
+
+[Read the documentation about roles in Kanboard](roles.markdown)
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+User Roles
+==========
+
+Application Roles
+-----------------
+
+Each Kanboard user has one of these roles:
+
+| Role | Description |
+|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Administrator | Access to everything |
+| Manager | Can create team projects but cannot change application settings |
+| User | Can create private projects only |
+
+Project Roles
+-------------
+
+Each individual team project can assign a different role to each user and group:
+
+| Role | Description |
+|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Project Manager | Can change project settings, access to the Gantt chart and reports |
+| Project Member | Can create tasks and use the board |
+| Project Viewer | Read-only access to the board and tasks |
+