# Installation

## Prerequisites

* Umbraco Automate installed and configured
* Umbraco Deploy installed and configured

## Install the Package

{% code title=".NET CLI" %}

```bash
dotnet add package Umbraco.Deploy.Automate
```

{% endcode %}

Install the package on both the **source** and **target** environments. Both ends need the service connectors and artifact types in order to round-trip Automate entities.

Restart your Umbraco site. The Deploy triggers appear in the catalogue under the **Deploy** group.

## Configuration

Connections are not transferred verbatim. The default policy is:

* Settings are transferred unless explicitly listed in `IgnoreSettings`.
* Values prefixed with `ENC:` (encrypted at rest) are skipped by default. Set `IgnoreEncrypted` to `false` to include them — only when source and target share the same data-protection keyring.

Configure under `appsettings.json`:

{% code title="appsettings.json" %}

```json
{
  "Umbraco": {
    "Deploy": {
      "Automate": {
        "Connections": {
          "IgnoreSettings": [],
          "IgnoreEncrypted": true
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

{% endcode %}

## Next Steps

{% content-ref url="/pages/BmLIt0pK2vmLTWhIZ1wO" %}
[Transfer Automations](/umbraco-automate/add-ons/deploy/transferring-automations.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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