--- title: "Installing and Configuring Content Packs | ThreatConnect" slug: "installing-and-configuring-content-packs" description: "This article describes the different ways to install a Content Pack in ThreatConnect. It also outlines procedures for configuring the items installed on your ThreatConnect instance as part of the Content Pack installation process." tags: ["Administrator"] updated: 2023-10-13T13:33:08Z published: 2023-10-13T13:33:08Z --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Installing and Configuring Content Packs ## Installing Content Packs ### Installing a Content Pack Using a .tcxp File After a Content Pack is [created](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/creating-content-packs), you can use the corresponding **.tcxp**file to install it on your ThreatConnect® instance via TC Exchange™. 1. Log into ThreatConnect with a System Administrator account. 2. On the top navigation bar, hover over **Settings**![Settings icon](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Settings%20icon.png)and select **TC Exchange Settings**. The **Installed**tab of the **TC Exchange Settings**screen will be displayed. 3. Click the **+ Add New**button at the top right of the **TC Exchange Settings**screen. The **Install a new file**drawer will be displayed (Figure 1). ![Figure 1_Installing Content Packs_7.1.2](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Figure%201_Installing%20Content%20Packs_7.1.2.png) 4. Select a **.tcxp**file to upload. The **Install a new file**drawer will display the contents of the Content Pack (Figure 2). ![Figure 2_Installing Content Packs_7.1.2](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Figure%202_Installing%20Content%20Packs_7.1.2.png) - **Contents**: This section displays the Apps, [Artifact](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/artifacts) types, [Attribute](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/attributes) Types, [Playbooks](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/playbooks), and [Workflows](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/workflows-and-workflow-templates) that the Content Pack contains. If an item is already installed on your ThreatConnect instance, a green checkmark will be displayed in the **Installed**column. - **Allow all organizations for apps**: Select this checkbox to allow all Organizations on your ThreatConnect instance to have access to the Apps used in the Content Pack. - Click the **+ Install**button to install the Content Pack and any items it contains that are not already installed or created on your ThreatConnect instance.NoteIf an error occurs during the installation process, an error message will be displayed on the **Install a new file**drawer. Refer to [*Content Packs FAQ and Known Issues*](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/content-packs-faq-and-known-issues)**for more information about errors you may encounter when you try to install a Content Pack. If the Content Pack was installed successfully, a message stating that the selected **.tcxp**file was installed will be displayed at the lower-left corner of the screen. ### Installing a Content Pack From the TC Exchange Catalog If a Content Pack has been [published to the TC Exchange catalog](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/publishing-content-packs), you can install it on your ThreatConnect instance via the **Catalog**tab of the **TC Exchange Settings**screen. 1. Log into ThreatConnect with a System Administrator account. 2. On the top navigation bar, hover over **Settings![](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Settings%20icon.png)**and select **TC Exchange Settings**. The **Installed**tab of the **TC Exchange Settings**screen will be displayed. 3. Click the **Catalog**tab. The **Catalog**screen will be displayed. 4. Select **Content Packs**from the dropdown to the left of the search bar on the **Catalog**screen to display all Content Packs in the TC Exchange catalog. 5. Click **Install**![Plus icon_Dark blue](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Plus%20icon_Dark%20blue.png)in the **Options**column for the desired Content Pack. A drawer showing all items in the Content Pack will be displayed, including a description of the Content Pack, a list of all items (i.e., Apps, [Artifact](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/artifacts) types, [Attribute](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/attributes) Types, [Playbooks](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/playbooks), and [Workflows](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/workflows-and-workflow-templates)) that the Content Pack contains, and an indication of whether each item is already installed on your ThreatConnect instance. 6. Click the **+ Install** button at the top of the drawer to install the Content Pack and any items it contains that are not already installed or created on your ThreatConnect instance. ## Configuring Content Packs Depending on the items that were installed on your ThreatConnect instance, you may need to perform one or more of the following actions after the Content Pack is installed: - **Playbooks**:  Playbooks will be installed as System-level [Playbook Templates](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/playbook-templates) that you will need to [import into your Organization as Playbooks](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/playbook-templates#importing-a-template-as-a-playbook). After each Playbook Template is imported into your Organization as a Playbook, you will need to [activate the Playbook](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/activating-a-playbook) while it is open in the [Playbook Designer](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/the-playbook-designer). - **Workflows**:  Workflows will be installed as System-level [Workflow Templates](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/the-templates-screen) that you will need to [copy to your Organization as Workflows](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/the-templates-screen#viewing-templates-and-copying-them-to-your-organization). After each Workflow Template is copied to your Organization as a Workflow, you will need to open the Workflow and [activate it](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/building-and-activating-a-workflow#activating-a-workflow). - **Attribute Types**: Attribute Types will be created at the System level, and no additional actions will need to be performed. - **Artifact types**: Artifact types will be created at the System level, and no additional actions will need to be performed. - **Apps**: Apps will be installed at the System level via TC Exchange. If you selected the **Allow all organizations for apps**checkbox on the **Install a new file**drawer (Figure 2), then no additional actions will need to be performed. Otherwise, you will need to set the permissions for each App that was installed by navigating to the **Installed**tab of the **TC Exchange Settings**screen, clicking the vertical ellipsis![Vertical ellipsis_Black](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Vertical%20ellipsis_Black.png)in the **Options**column for the App, and selecting **Permissions**.ImportantWhen installing a Content Pack, Apps that are already installed on your ThreatConnect instance *will not* be reinstalled. In addition, if an App installed on your ThreatConnect instance has a newer version number than the one specified for the version parameter within the apps parameter when the Content Pack was created, the App will not be downgraded to the older version. Refer to [*Content Packs FAQ and Known Issues*](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/content-packs-faq-and-known-issues) for more information about how App dependencies are handled during the Content Pack installation process. --- *ThreatConnect® is a registered trademark, and TC Exchange™ is a trademark, of ThreatConnect, Inc.* 20152-03 v.02.A