> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://anaconda.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Getting started as a package maintainer on Anaconda.org

Anaconda.org hosts Anaconda's main channel, but also thousands of packages uploaded by other users. To upload your own packages to Anaconda.org, follow this getting started guide.

### 1. Create an Anaconda account

If necessary, sign up for an [Anaconda account](https://anaconda.com/docs/anaconda-org/accounts.md).

### 2. Install the anaconda-client package

The Anaconda Client CLI tool lets you interact with Anaconda.org directly from your terminal. Upload packages you've built, download packages you need, manage your account settings, and control access to private repositories—all through command-line operations that integrate smoothly into your development workflow. If you installed Anaconda Distribution, you might already have it in your `base` environment.

To find out if you have `anaconda-client` installed, open Anaconda Prompt (A command-line application included with Windows installations of Anaconda Distribution and Miniconda. Find it by searching 'Anaconda Prompt' in the Windows Start menu.) (Terminal on macOS/Linux) and run the following commands:

```sh theme={null}
conda activate base
conda list anaconda-client
```

If `anaconda-client` is installed properly, you'll see something like the following:

```
# packages in environment at /Users/annieconda/anaconda3:
#
# Name                     Version          Build            Channel
anaconda-client            1.13.0           py311hca03da5_0
```

> [accordion] I don't have anaconda-client installed
>
> If your `base` environment is missing `anaconda-client`, you can install it with [conda](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/), [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/), or pip from source. Anaconda recommends using conda.
>
> ```sh conda theme={null}
> conda install anaconda-client anaconda-auth
> ```
>
> ```sh pip theme={null}
> pip install anaconda-client anaconda-auth
> ```
>
> ```sh pip from source theme={null}
> pip install git+https://github.com/anaconda/anaconda-client git+https://github.com/anaconda/anaconda-auth
> ```

### 3. Log into Anaconda.org from the command line

Run the following command to log into your Anaconda account:

```sh theme={null}
anaconda org login
```

Log in with your Anaconda credentials.

Once you have logged in and installed `anaconda-client`, you can begin uploading packages to your account on the command line.

Find your account's channel by navigating to `anaconda.org/channels/<USERNAME>`, where `<USERNAME>` is your Anaconda.org username. For more information about channel homepages, see [Viewing channel information](https://anaconda.com/docs/anaconda-org/channels.md).

## Next steps

* [Search for packages](https://anaconda.com/docs/anaconda-org/searching.md) or [explore channels](https://anaconda.com/docs/anaconda-org/channels.md)
* Review Anaconda Client commands, options, and arguments in the [Anaconda Client command reference](https://anaconda.com/docs/cli-reference/anaconda-client/getting-started.md).
* [Build your own conda packages](https://anaconda.com/docs/anaconda-org/maintainer-guide/upload-packages.md) and upload them to Anaconda.org.

## Getting help

To display a list of Anaconda Client commands, open Anaconda Prompt (A command-line application included with Windows installations of Anaconda Distribution and Miniconda. Find it by searching 'Anaconda Prompt' in the Windows Start menu.) (Terminal on macOS/Linux) and run the following command:

```sh theme={null}
anaconda --help
```

To find out more about an Anaconda Client command, run:

```sh theme={null}
anaconda <COMMAND_NAME> -h
```

Comments

Replace \<COMMAND\_NAME> with the name of the command you want more information about.

You can also visit the [Anaconda community forums](https://forum.anaconda.com/) to request help with specific issues.