How to: Set up an app catalog on SharePoint
Published: February 26, 2013
Learn how to set up an app catalog on SharePoint for publishing task pane and content apps.
Applies to: apps for Office | Office 2013 | Office 365 | Excel Web App | Project Professional 2013 | SharePoint Server 2013 | Excel 2013 | Word 2013 | PowerPoint 2013
An app catalog is a document library on SharePoint where manifest files for task pane and content apps can be published. An administrator uploads a manifest to the app catalog. When an app catalog is registered as a trusted catalog (through group policy or through File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Trusted App Catalogs in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Project) users can insert the app from the insertion UI in an Office client application.
There can be one app catalog for apps for Office per SharePoint web application. To setup the app catalog for a web application, follow the steps below:
To setup an app catalog for a web application
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Browse to the Central Administration Site (Start > Programs > Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Products > SharePoint 2013 Central Administration)
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In the left task pane, click the Apps link.
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At the bottom of the page, click the Manage App Catalog link under the App Management group.
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Make sure you have the right web application selected in the Web Application Selector.
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Specify the primary site collection administrator and the list of Readers.
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Click OK. This should create the Marketplace Host site collection that will host the app catalog document library.
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Click the App Catalog link to browse to the app catalog document library.
