The software center lists applications available from all repositories [1].
To install a new application just click on the :guilabel:`Install` button. If the cluster has multiple nodes, you will be alse required to select the target node.
To install another instance of an existing application, click on the
Instances
link inside the application card. Then click on
:guilabel:`Install new instance`.
Note
Be careful! The user interface does not currently check if an application supports multiple instances on the same node.
Installed applications are always available from the application drawer, by clicking on the menu in the top right corner.
You can also perform multiple actions on installed applications by clicking on the three-dots menu:
Add to favorites
: the application will be always listed on top of the application drawerEdit instance label
: add a name to the instanceClone
: clone the application, see :ref:`move_clone-section`Move
: move the application to another node, see :ref:`move_clone-section`Uninstall
: remove the application and all related data
Software repositories contain applications metadata, which is constituted by the index of applications, along with their descriptions and additional information on how to obtain them.
The list of configured repositories is accessible by different ways:
- In the
Settings
page: click theSoftware repositories
card. - In the
Software Center
page: click theSoftware repository
item under the three-dots menu on the top right corner of the page.
NethServer comes with a default set of software repositories in both enabled and disabled state.
NethForge is a repository of applications built by the NethServer community, initially set in a disabled state.
To add your own repository click on the :guilabel:`Add repository` button. Then fill all required fields:
Name
a unique name for the repositoryURL
public URL of the repository, it must be a valid NS8 repositoryStatus
check this option to enable the repositoryTesting
check this option to access also non-stable releases of modules from this repository
You can force the metadata refresh by clicking on the :guilabel:`Reload repositories` button.
Footnotes
[1] | Except for :ref:`file-server-section`, that is installed with :ref:`active_directory-section` |