{"id":74791,"date":"2023-06-05T13:09:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?post_type=support&#038;p=74791"},"modified":"2026-02-03T06:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:07:55","slug":"get-started-directory-integrations","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/get-started-directory-integrations","title":{"rendered":"Get Started: Directory Integrations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>JumpCloud integrates with a variety of popular directory services to&nbsp;synchronize user accounts. These integrations let JumpCloud act as an&nbsp;authoritative directory with a single set of credentials that can be used across all directory&nbsp;services. When you integrate with a directory service, you can securely import existing user&nbsp;accounts as well as persistently replicate data across directories. You&#8217;re in&nbsp;control of which users get replicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-prerequisites\">Prerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A JumpCloud administrator account<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JumpCloud Device Identity or higher package<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Cloud Directory (Google, M365\/Entra ID, HRIS, etc.) user account with the appropriate administrator permissions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selecting a Directory to Integrate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can integrate with various directories,&nbsp;including&nbsp;JumpCloud&#8217;s&nbsp;LDAP services that you can&nbsp;attach to on-prem or legacy resources. Additionally, we offer&nbsp;synchronization with Google Workspace\u2122, Microsoft 365\u2122, and Active Directory\u00ae.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To integrate with a cloud directory<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to the <a href=\"https:\/\/console.jumpcloud.com\">JumpCloud Admin Portal<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-notification-card-wysiwyg notification-card important\"><div class=\"notification-card-content\"><div class=\"notification-card-icon\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/important-icon.png\"\/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"notification-card-copy is-type-body-default\"><div><strong class=\"notification-card-type\">Important:<\/strong> \n<p>If your data is stored outside of the US, check which login URL you should be using depending on your region. If your organization uses LDAP, RADIUS, or requires firewall allow list configuration, the Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs) will also be region specific. See <a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/jumpcloud-data-centers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JumpCloud Data Centers<\/a> for the URLs, FQDNs, and IP addresses.<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to&nbsp;<strong>Identity Management&nbsp;<\/strong>&gt;<strong>&nbsp;Cloud Directories<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click (&nbsp;<strong>+<\/strong>&nbsp;), then select a directory to integrate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Syncing&nbsp;Directory Accounts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After you&nbsp;authenticate JumpCloud&#8217;s connection to the directory, you can leverage JumpCloud&#8217;s various&nbsp;synchronization methods,&nbsp;from user account import to continual&nbsp;bi-directional account synchronization.&nbsp;Be sure to read the documentation&nbsp;on the workflow for each directory&nbsp;integration. Step-by-step instructions for&nbsp;each of our supported directories are available:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/use-cloud-ldap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cloud-based LDAP&nbsp;services<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/google-workspace-integration-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Workspace<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/m365-directory-integration-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft&nbsp;365<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/get-started-adi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Active Directory<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connecting the Directory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After you integrate and sync a directory, you can&nbsp;connect it to users and user groups. See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/connect-new-users-to-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Connect New Users to Resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see which users and groups are connected to a directory on the Directory panel&#8217;s&nbsp;<strong>User Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Users&nbsp;<\/strong>tabs. Groups that are connected to the directory have a check next to their group name in the Directory panel&nbsp;<strong>User Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;tab list. Any users and groups that are connected to the directory are granted access to the directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Directory panel\u00a0<strong>User Groups<\/strong>\u00a0tab:<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2532\" height=\"1506\" class=\"wp-image-139742\" style=\"width: 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cloud-Directories-user-groups.png\" alt=\"JumpCloud Cloud Directories interface showing user groups, such as &quot;APAC Sales&quot; and &quot;Contractors,&quot; syncing to Google Workspace.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cloud-Directories-user-groups.png 2532w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cloud-Directories-user-groups-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cloud-Directories-user-groups-1024x609.png 1024w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cloud-Directories-user-groups-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cloud-Directories-user-groups-1536x914.png 1536w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cloud-Directories-user-groups-2048x1218.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2532px) 100vw, 2532px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All users connected to the directory have a check next to their name in the&nbsp;<strong>Users&nbsp;<\/strong>tab. All of these users are granted access to the directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Directory panel\u00a0<strong>Users<\/strong>\u00a0tab:<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2536\" height=\"1502\" class=\"wp-image-139744\" style=\"width: 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cloud-Directories-users.png\" alt=\"JumpCloud Cloud Directories interface showing a list of users syncing to a Google Workspace instance.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cloud-Directories-users.png 2536w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cloud-Directories-users-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cloud-Directories-users-1024x606.png 1024w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cloud-Directories-users-768x455.png 768w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cloud-Directories-users-1536x910.png 1536w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cloud-Directories-users-2048x1213.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2536px) 100vw, 2536px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Users may be connected to a directory through two methods:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Connected through group membership<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The user has a check next to their name on the Directory panel&nbsp;<strong>Users<\/strong>&nbsp;tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you remove the&nbsp;user&#8217;s connection,&nbsp;you are presented with the option to remove the user from the group granting access.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Connected directly<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The user has a check next to their name on the Directory panel&nbsp;<strong>Users<\/strong>&nbsp;tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you remove the user&#8217;s connection, the direct relationship between the directory&nbsp;and user is removed. The user may still have access granted to the system through group membership as previously described.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JumpCloud integrates with a variety of popular directory services to&nbsp;synchronize user accounts. 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