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People Sync

Sync users, user groups, members, and member groups between Umbraco environments.

Overview

People sync keeps your team structure consistent across environments. When you add a new editor group on staging, sync it to production without manual recreation. This is a feature unique to DoubleSync — neither uSync nor Umbraco Deploy supports people sync.

What Gets Synced

User groups — with section access, content start nodes, media start nodes, and granular permissions

Users — with group membership, language preferences, and settings

Member groups — for front-end membership areas

Members — with custom property values and group membership

Security Considerations

People sync does not transfer passwords or authentication tokens. Users synced to a new environment will need to set their password through Umbraco's password reset flow. This is by design — credentials should never be transferred between environments.

Requirements

People sync requires a Pro, Agency, or Perpetual license.