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

# Connections

CData Sync comes pre-installed with a select list of popular sources and destinations. However, many more connectors are available to download from the CData website. You can download and install connectors directly from within the admin console, or you can manually install them in various ways as described below.

## Install a Connector Automatically within CData Sync

To download a new connector from the CData website:

1. Open the **Connections** tab from the navigation bar.
2. Click **Add Connection** to open the **Select Connectors** page.
3. Select either the **Sources** tab or the **Destinations** tab, depending on which type of connector you want to create.
4. Locate the connector that you want to add and click the ![Install icon](https://mintcdn.com/cdata-sync/I6gJ4qR9mocXqHNN/images/Connections_install-icon.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=I6gJ4qR9mocXqHNN\&q=85\&s=e920ba6a31fa6ae78bee16fed5dae789) icon that appears at the end of the connector row. Clicking the icon opens the **Install Connector** dialog box.
5. Select **Automatically install connector**. Then click **Install**.

   ![Install Connector dialog — automatic installation](https://mintcdn.com/cdata-sync/pA32z5bcojsRuVCt/images/Connections_install-connector-automatically-within-CData-Sync_1.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=pA32z5bcojsRuVCt\&q=85\&s=4dc79e0343b44b9a3d3f8ae1d2632234)

   This dialog box remains open until just before the installation completes. If the installation is successful, a message to that effect appears in the upper right of your **Select Connectors** page.

After the connector is downloaded, the ![Install icon](https://mintcdn.com/cdata-sync/I6gJ4qR9mocXqHNN/images/Connections_install-icon.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=I6gJ4qR9mocXqHNN\&q=85\&s=e920ba6a31fa6ae78bee16fed5dae789) icon is replaced with the **Configure Connection** arrow (→), which opens the **New Connection** page. For details about configuring your connector, see [Creating Connections](/26.2/en/getting-started/configuring-jobs.md#creating-connections).

> [!NOTE]
>
> To see a list of only connectors that you have installed, toggle the **Only Installed** switch to the right. (The switch is in the left corner above the connectors list.)

## Install a Connector Manually by Using the Local File System

In addition to installing a connector from Sync, you can manually install a new connector from a ZIP file that CData Technical Support can provide.

To install a connector from a ZIP file:

1. Open the **Connections** tab from the navigation bar.

2. Click **Add Connection** to open the **Select Connectors** page.

3. Select either the **Sources** tab or the **Destinations** tab, depending on which type of connector you want to create.

4. Locate the connector that you want to add and click the ![Install icon](https://mintcdn.com/cdata-sync/I6gJ4qR9mocXqHNN/images/Connections_install-icon.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=I6gJ4qR9mocXqHNN\&q=85\&s=e920ba6a31fa6ae78bee16fed5dae789) icon that appears at the end of the connector row. Clicking the icon opens the **Install Connector** dialog box.

5. Select **Manually install connector**.

   ![Install Connector dialog — manual installation](https://mintcdn.com/cdata-sync/pA32z5bcojsRuVCt/images/Connections_install-connector-manually-by-using-local-file-system_1.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=pA32z5bcojsRuVCt\&q=85\&s=cc91f3fc4827cb53d63b7418a5ddb64d)

6. Click **Choose File** and then select the ZIP file that you want to install. Then click **Install**.

   The **Install Connector** dialog box remains open until just before the installation completes. If the installation is successful, a message to that effect appears in the upper right of your **Select Connectors** page.

After the connector is downloaded, the ![Install icon](https://mintcdn.com/cdata-sync/I6gJ4qR9mocXqHNN/images/Connections_install-icon.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=I6gJ4qR9mocXqHNN\&q=85\&s=e920ba6a31fa6ae78bee16fed5dae789) icon is replaced with the **Configure Connection** arrow (→). For details about configuring your connector, see [Creating Connections](/26.2/en/getting-started/configuring-jobs.md#creating-connections).

> [!NOTE]
>
> To see a list of only the connectors that you have installed, toggle the **Only Installed** switch to the right. (The switch is in the left corner above the connectors list.)

## Copy a Connector to the libs Folder

To install a connector in the Sync `libs` directory:

1. Extract the JAR file from the provided ZIP file.
2. Copy the JAR file into the `libs` directory. The location of the `libs` directory in Sync is as follows:
   * **Microsoft Windows:** `C:\ProgramData\{companyName}\{siteNameShortLower}\libs`
   * **UNIX or Mac OS:** `~/{companyNameLower}/{siteNameShortLower}/libs`
3. Restart the server.


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