---
title: "Create a new manager root"
slug: "create-a-new-manager-root"
abstract: "How to create a new manager root if you need more than one manager root, for example, in a multisite environment."
---
# Create a new manager root

A manager root contains all the settings that control how users work with the Email Experience Manager. A manager root is created when you configure the EXM default settings for the first time after installation. If you need more than one manager root, for example, in a multisite environment, you can create a manager root manually.

> [!note]
> The following campaigns, which are automatically created when you create a new manager root, are marked as service messages by default:
>
> -   Automated notification
>
> -   Subscription notification
>
> -   Subscription confirmation
>
> -   Unsubscribe notification
>
> -   Dispatch completed notification

To create a new manager root:

1. In the content tree, right-click the Content item, click **Insert**, **Insert from Template**.

    ![Diagram of how to access the Insert from template command.](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/developers/exm/103/email-experience-manager/images/89C24DD441864CCE8C6ED28EF58B62B5.png)

2. In the **Insert from Template** dialog box, navigate to *Templates/Branches/System/Email*, and select **Manager Root**. If necessary, modify the default item name.

    ![Insert from template dialog box showing the Message Root.](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/developers/exm/103/email-experience-manager/images/3FAD31D8245B4E65912611DA2442536E.png)

3. Click **Insert**.
4. Open the new manager root item and on the **Content** tab, configure the manager root settings.

    ![Content Editor showing a new Manager Root.](<https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/developers/exm/103/email-experience-manager/images/Create%20new%20mgr%20root%2090+.png>)

    When you create a new email campaign, select the manager root from which you want to send email messages using the drop-down list in the left corner of the dashboard. Having multiple manager roots enables you to create email campaigns that use different branding standards.