Creating a new site collection

Sites are at the core of SharePoint, providing a designated space for teams to collaborate and be more productive in Office 365. In this recipe, you'll create a new site.

Getting ready

You should be a Global or SharePoint admin to complete this recipe. Depending on organizational settings, licensed SharePoint users may be able to create new site collections as well if allowed.

How to do it…

1. Go to the SharePoint admin center at https://YOURTENANT-admin.sharepoint.com, or go to the Microsoft Admin Center and click SharePoint from beneath Admin centers on the left-hand navigation menu.
2. Click Sites > Active sites:

   Figure 8.1 – Active sites link on the left-hand navigation menu of the SharePoint admin center

3. Click Create:

   Figure 8.2 – Create option in the Active sites screen of the SharePoint admin center

4. Choose a site type. For this recipe, we'll choose Communication site:

   Figure 8.3 – Site...