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.

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 may already have it in your base environment.

   To find out if you have anaconda-client installed, open Anaconda Prompt (Terminal on macOS/Linux) and run the following commands:

   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
   

   I don't have anaconda-client installed

   If your base environment is missing anaconda-client, you can install it with conda, pip, or pip from source. Anaconda recommends using conda.

   conda

   conda install anaconda-client anaconda-auth
   
3. Log into Anaconda.org from the command line

   Run the following command to log into your Anaconda account:

   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.

Next steps

• Search for packages or explore channels
• Review Anaconda Client commands, options, and arguments in the Anaconda Client command reference.
• Build your own conda packages and upload them to Anaconda.org.

Getting help

To display a list of Anaconda Client commands, open Anaconda Prompt (Terminal on macOS/Linux) and run the following command:

anaconda --help

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

anaconda <COMMAND_NAME> -h

You can also visit the Anaconda community forums to request help with specific issues.