Version: 2021.3
Language : English
Install a package from a local tarball file
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Install a package from a Git URL

The Package Manager can load a package from a Git repository on a remote server.

Prerequisites

  • Install the Git client (minimum version 2.14.0) on your computer.
  • On Windows, add the Git executable path to the PATH system environment variable.
  • If the target repository tracks files with Git LFS, install the Git LFS client on your computer.
  • Read the information about using Git dependenciesThe Package Manager retrieves Git dependencies from a Git repository directly rather than from a package registry. Git dependencies use a Git URL reference instead of a version, and there’s no guarantee about the package quality, stability, validity, or even whether the version stated in its package.json file respects Semantic Versioning rules with regards to officially published releases of this package. More info
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    in your project.

Procedure

To load a package from a Git URL:

  1. Open the add menu in the Package Manager’s toolbar.

  2. The options for adding packages appear.

    Add package from git URL button
    Add package from git URL button
  3. Select Add package from git URL from the add menu. A text box and an Add button appear.

  4. Enter a valid Git URL in the text box. For information about constructing a valid Git URL, refer to Git URLs and extended syntax. Examples of valid Git URLs include:
    • https://github.example.com/myuser/myrepo.git (if your package is in the root of the repository).
    • https://github.example.com/myuser/myrepo.git?path=/subfolder (if your package is in a subfolder within the repository).
  5. Select Add.

If Unity was able to install the package successfully, the package now appears in the package list with the tag. If Unity was not able to install the package, the Unity Console displays an error message, such as:

Click on an error message link to get some help for it on the Troubleshooting page.

Tip: If you want to update your Git dependency to a newer version from the repository, use the Add package from git URL button to enter a Git URL. For more information, see Locked Git dependencies.


Install a package from a local tarball file
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