A Jive add-on is an archive file (containing configuration settings and other data) that can be installed into your Jive community. Installing an add-on is a secure way of expanding your Jive community with custom apps, tiles, streams, external storage frameworks, and other Jive extension types. Add-ons can be installed by community managers and are managed from the Jive UI using the “Add-Ons” menu option.

Add-ons can be built manually (see Building a Jive Add-On) or automatically using the Jive Node SDK. If you are using the Jive Node SDK, you can refer to Getting Started > Deploying a Jive Node SDK Project as an Add-On for additional details about the process.

Install or Update an Add-on

1. Log in to your Jive environment. You will need to be a community manager or have the ability to install add-ons for personal use on this Jive server. We suggest you use the Jive Developer Sandbox for testing.
2. Upload the add-on package.
   1. Select "Add-ons" from the Manage area of your account settings.
      
   2. Click Upload Package.
      
   3. Click Choose File and select the the add-on package to upload.
      
   4. Once you've selected the file, click Continue.
   5. You should receive a message about whether the add-on was successfully installed.
      • Sample success message:
        
      • Sample failure message:
        

Once installed correctly, you can use the contents of this add-on inside your community.

To better understand the communication that occurs between your service and the Jive server during add-on registration, refer to the Add-on Creation and Registration Sequence document.