Distribution & Publishing

This section covers how to distribute and publish your Unraid plugins.

Topics

• Community Applications - Getting listed in the CA plugin store
• Hosting Your Plugin - Where to host your plugin files
• Support Resources - Providing user support

Distribution Overview

Once your plugin is complete, you’ll want to make it available to users. The primary methods are:

1. Community Applications (CA) - The recommended way for most users to discover and install plugins
2. Direct URL - Users can install plugins directly via the Plugin Manager using your PLG file URL
3. Manual Installation - Users download and install the PLG file manually

Getting Started

Most plugin developers follow this path:

1. Host your plugin files on GitHub (or similar)
2. Submit to Community Applications for visibility
3. Create a support thread on the Unraid forums
4. Respond to user feedback and iterate

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Table of contents

• Community Applications