Sharing a Module

This guide will help you share a module in the Module Marketplace using the Partner Portal.

Requirements

This is an advanced tutorial. To follow it, you should be familiar with basic platformOS concepts, the topics in the Get Started section, and modules. You also need a module to share.

• platformOS Workflow
• Get Started
• Modules
• Creating a Module

Steps

Sharing a module is a three-step process:

Step 1: Create zip file

Go to the modules directory and create a zip file of the MODULE_NAME folder. It's important that the repository contains the MODULE_NAME folder at its top level (and not modules/MODULE_NAME or contents of MODULE_NAME folder).

app
modules
└── MODULE_NAME <- ZIP THIS
    ├── public
    └── private

Step 2: Upload module to the Module Marketplace

Log in to the Partner Portal, and in the menu on the left, click on Create, then select Module.

Fill in the form:

• Browse image: Select the cover image for your module that will be displayed next to its name in the Module Marketplace. The Cover URL field is automatically filled out after the image is uploaded.
• Name: Enter a name for your module.
• Description: Enter a short description for your module.
• Partner: (displayed only for administrator users) Select the Partner that will be the owner of the module.

Click on Create. A "Module successfully created" message appears, and the page of your newly created module is displayed.

Step 3: Add version

On the page of your module, click on Create New Version.

Fill in the form:

• Browse module: Upload the zip file you created in Step 1.
• Name: Enter a name for this version of your module.

Click on Create. A "ModuleVersion successfully created" message appears, and the URL is added to your module page.

Step 4: Publish module to Module Marketplace

On the page of your module, click on Publish.

A "This module is published and can be seen in Modules Marketplace" message appears, and the module is listed when you click on Modules and then on Marketplace.

Next steps

Congratulations! You have shared a module. Now it's ready to be installed.

• Installing a Module