## Trying Out a Module

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When you test your module, it is advisable to deploy it to a different instance of the IDE. This way, if there are problems with your module that cause the IDE to crash, you will not lose unsaved work or need to restart the IDE.

However, if you are confident of your module or if you are demonstrating module development, you may want to see the effect of your module more quickly. In these cases, it is worth taking the risk that you will lose unsaved files and have the inconvenience of being required to restart the IDE, if bugs in your module cause the IDE to crash.

To install a module project in a new instance of the IDE:

1. Choose a target platform.
2. Right-click the module project and choose Install/Reload in Target Platform.

   The target platform starts up and installs the module project. By default, the target platform is the IDE in which you are developing your module project.

To install a module project in the current instance of the IDE:

1. Save your work.
2. Right-click the module project and choose Install/Reload in Development IDE.

See Also
  About NetBeans Platform and Module Development
  About the NetBeans Platform

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