## Manually Registering an Update Center URL

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If you have not been provided with a module that bundles an update center's URL, you need to register the update center manually. Once you have registered the update center, you can access its modules via the Update Center wizard, which you can access under the Tools menu.

To manually register an update center's URL:

1. Choose Tools > Options.

   The Options window appears.

2. In the Options window, click Advanced Options in the bottom lefthand corner.
3. In the IDE Configuration node, expand the System subnode.
4. In the System subnode, right-click Autoupdate Types, and choose New > General Update Center.

   The General Update Center dialog box appears.

5. Type the name of the autoupdate center. The name can be anything you want it to be. Click Finish.
6. Expand the Autoupdate Types node, select the newly created subnode, and enter the URL to the Update Center in the Server URL field, on the right side of the Options window. Press Enter in the field.
7. Click Close.

You have now manually registered the update center's URL. To verify that you have done so successfully, choose Tools > Update Center. Your newly registered update center should be included in the list in the Update Center wizard. Select it and click Next to access the modules that are provided by the selected update center.

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  About NetBeans Platform and Module Development
  About the NetBeans Platform

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