How to install a Private Extension in Azure DevOps
Extensions in Azure Devops can be either Public or Private. let us see how to publish and add a private extension to the organization in Azure DevOps
Before Publishing an extension, you need to have a PublisherID in Market Place and you can see how to create a Publisher ID in Visual Studio Market Place
And then you can see how to create a Private Extension for Azure DevOps
Now let us see how to install Private Extension for any Azure DevOps Organization
Step 1: Go to Visual Studio Market Place
Step 2: And in the extension you are planning to “Share”, Click on the 3 dots next to the Extension and then Click on “Share/UnShare”
![](https://www.azuredevopsguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-19-1024x416.png)
Step 3: In the next page, Click on the Organization
![](https://www.azuredevopsguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-20.png)
Step 4: Enter the Azure DevOps Organization you want to share
![](https://www.azuredevopsguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-21.png)
Step 5: After you have shared you extension, you can see a small detail saying the extension is shared with an organization and if you have shared with 10 organization then it will be visible as “Shared with 10”
![](https://www.azuredevopsguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-22-1024x190.png)
Step 6: After sharing, now go to the organization with which you have shared the extension
Step 7: Then click on “Manage Extensions”
![](https://www.azuredevopsguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-23-1024x148.png)
Step 8: Then click on the Shared in the next page, you will be able to see the list of extensions “Shared”
![](https://www.azuredevopsguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-24-1024x350.png)
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Step 9: Then Click on the “Private Extension”
Step 10: And then click on “Install”
![](https://www.azuredevopsguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-26-1024x251.png)
Step 11: Again click on “Install”
![](https://www.azuredevopsguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-27.png)
Step 12: After the extension is installed, Go to the Organization you will be able to see the menu
![](https://www.azuredevopsguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-28.png)
Step 13: Click on “My Private Hub”
Step 14: The Extension page whatever we have created would be visible as shown below with the username and project name
![](https://www.azuredevopsguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-30-1024x488.png)
This is how you can install a Private Extension in Azure DevOps