Getting started#

Finding, downloading and installing packages#

You do not need to have an Anaconda Enterprise 4 Repository account or be logged in to search for, download, or install packages, notebooks, environments or installers.

You do need an account to access private packages without an access token and to upload and share your own packages, notebooks, environments and installers with others.

Searching for packages#

In the top Search box, type part or all of the name of a file you are searching for, and then press Enter.
Packages that match your search string are displayed. To see more information, click the package name.

Refining your search results#

You can filter search results using 3 filter controls:

Type: All, conda only or PyPI only.
Access: All, Public and/or Private—available only if you are logged in.
Platform: All, Source, Linux-32, Linux-64, Noarch, OSX-64, Win-32 and Win-64.

NOTE: Source packages are source code only, not yet built for any specific platform. Noarch packages are built to work on all platforms.

Downloading and installing packages from Anaconda Enterprise 4 Repository#

You can download and install packages using Anaconda Navigator, the graphical user interface for Anaconda®. Advanced users may prefer a Terminal window or an Anaconda Prompt.

Using Navigator#

Navigator is automatically installed when you install Anaconda.

To download and install a package into its own environment:

Start Navigator by clicking its program icon on your desktop or in your programs menu.
Set up Navigator to search your local Repository:
1. From the top menu bar, select Preferences.
2. In the Anaconda API domain box, type the address of your local Repository:
  
  NOTE: If your organization does not use HTTPS, use http in the domain box and clear the Enable SSL verification checkbox.
  
  NOTE: If your organization uses subdomains, enter the address as https://api.<your-anaconda-repo>:8080. Replace <your-anaconda-repo> with the name of your local Repository. If that does not work, contact your system administrator.
3. Click the Apply button.
Sign Navigator into your local Anaconda.org—Repository— so you can search for packages marked as private:
1. Click the top right Sign in to Anaconda.org button.
2. Type your Repository username and password:
3. Click the Login button.
On the Environments tab, in the far-right Search packages box, type the name of the desired package.
In the list to the left of Channels, select either Not installed or All, then click the Search button.
Select the checkbox of the package you want to install, then click the Apply button.

For more information, see the full Navigator documentation Anaconda Navigator.

Using conda in a Terminal window or an Anaconda Prompt#

Conda is automatically installed when you install Anaconda.

To download and install a package into its own environment:

Locate a package on Anaconda Enterprise 4 Repository that you want to download, then click the package name.

A detail page displays specific installation instructions for the current operating system.
Enter the command into your Terminal window or Anaconda Prompt.

EXAMPLE: To download and install a package with conda:
```
conda install -c USERNAME PACKAGE
```
TIP: Conda expands USERNAME to a URL such as https://<your-anaconda-repo>/USERNAME, based on the settings in the .condarc file.

Building and uploading new packages#

Building and uploading new packages is optional, and best suited for advanced users who are comfortable using a Terminal application. It requires the anaconda-client, which is easy to get if you have installed Anaconda.

Use Terminal window or Anaconda Prompt to run the following command line commands.

To build and upload packages, first install the Anaconda Client CLI:
```
conda install anaconda-client
```
Log in to your Repository account:
```
anaconda login
```
At the prompt, enter your Repository username and password.

Choose the package you would like to build. For this example, you can download our public test package:

git clone https://github.com/anaconda-platform/anaconda-client
cd anaconda-client/example-packages/conda/

To build your test package, first install conda-build and turn off automatic Client uploading, then run the conda build command:
```
conda install conda-build
conda config --set anaconda_upload no
conda build .
```
Find the path where the newly-built package was placed, so that you can use it in the next step:
```
conda build . --output
```
Upload your test package to your Repository account:
```
anaconda login
anaconda upload /your/path/conda-package.tar.bz2
```
NOTE: Replace /your/path/ with the path you found in the previous step.

For more information, see Working with conda packages.

Viewing notebooks#

You can view an HTML version of your notebook in Anaconda Enterprise 4 Repository. Log in to your account, then from the drop-down menu of the view button, select Notebooks. Click the name of the notebook you want to view.

You can also view an HTML version of your notebook directly from:

http://<your-anaconda-repo>/USERNAME/my-notebook

NOTE: Replace <your-anaconda-repo> with your Repository name, USERNAME with your username and my-notebook with the name of your notebook.

Anyone who has anaconda-client and access to Repository can download your notebook. To download the notebook, open Anaconda Prompt or Terminal and enter:

anaconda download USERNAME/my-notebook