# About public and invite-only channels creation **URL:** \ **Category:** Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [August 11, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/about-public-and-invite-only-channels-creation/13853 "2022-08-11T13:23:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thepra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@thepra](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/thepra)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/about-public-and-invite-only-channels-creation/13853/1 "2022-08-11T13:23:28Z")
When in a Public Channel “Anyone can join” like in the screenshot does mean that “Anyone” of that Team can join or literally “Anyone” within all the user accounts can join? Which one is true? From my feeling it should only make the channel public to join only to those that are already in that particular team. ![immagine](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/mattermost/original/2X/a/a51b8702990686c4db81449091601a0108202677.png) ---
**Author:** ![agriesser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/agriesser/32/5644_2.png) [@agriesser](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/agriesser)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/about-public-and-invite-only-channels-creation/13853/2 "2022-08-11T13:37:51Z")
Hi thepra, channels are always created inside a team, there is no such thing as a cross-team channel, so the “anyone” scope also is just within the current team. ---
**Author:** ![thepra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@thepra](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/thepra)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/about-public-and-invite-only-channels-creation/13853/3 "2022-08-11T13:44:18Z")
Nice, I don’t have to worry to anyone from other teams joining another teams public channel.