On the Communities screen, you can see a list of all communities you have access to, including ones you are a member of and communities you have permission to see and have the option of joining, such as open communities.
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Creating a community
If you are site admin or a user who is a member of an admin group with the permission to create communities, you will see the Create a community button in the top-right corner of the screen. Clicking this button takes you to the community creation screen in the Admin Panel, where you can start creating and configuring the community.
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