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title: Publishing a plugin
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When your plugin is ready you can publish it to a plugin repository so that other users can install it. 
You can choose to publish it on the [JetBrains Plugin Repository](https://plugins.jetbrains.com)
or a custom plugin repository. 

### Publishing to the JetBrains Plugin Repository
To upload your plugin to the [JetBrains Plugin Repository](https://plugins.jetbrains.com), 
you must login with your personal JetBrains Account.

**To get your JetBrains account**

1. Open the [JetBrains Account Center](https://account.jetbrains.com) and click **Create Account**.
2. Fill in all fields in the **Create JetBrains Account** form that opens and click **Register**.

**To upload your plugin to JetBrains Plugin Repository**

1. [Login to JetBrains Plugin Repository](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/author/me) with your personal JetBrains account.
2. On your Profile page that opens, click **Add new plugin**.
3. Fill in the **Add new plugin** form that opens and click the **Add the plugin** button to upload your plugin.

### Publishing a Plugin to an Custom Plugin Repository
If you plan to publish your plugin to a repository _other than_ the [JetBrains Plugin Repository](https://plugins.jetbrains.com),
please refer to the [Publishing to Custom Plugin Repositories](update_plugins_format.md) documentation.