Install packages

You can install custom packages or packages related to Sitecore modules using SIM:

Using this feature you can install packages located under the 'Local Repository' folder defined in Settings.

Under the hood a slightly different API is used to access different Sitecore versions in order to install a package:

• For 8.2 and earlier, no authentication is needed.
• For 9.0, authentication is implemented using Sitecore Services Client and .ASPXAUTH cookie. Please note that these services require an SSL/TLS connection, so a valid certificate and SSL binding for a Sitecore site where a package should be installed is needed to be set up.
• For 9.1 and later, authentication is implemented using Sitecore Identity Server and Bearer token.

If SIM is unable to get authentication cookie, the following message will be displayed:

In this case, you should enter other credentials to repeat the action, for example, as follows:

If SIM is unable to get authentication Bearer token, the following message will be displayed:

In this case, you should enter other Sitecore Identity Server URI and/or credentials to repeat the action, for example, as follows: