Configure the SharePoint Online App Catalog

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You can create an Sharepoint Online app catalog site collection in few simple steps:

  1. Sign into Office 365 as a global admin or SharePoint admin.
  2. Select the app launcher icon menu in the upper left and choose Admin to open the Office 365 admin center (if you don’t see the Admin tile, you don’t have Office 365 administrator permissions in your organization).
  3. In the left pane, choose Admin centers > SharePoint.SharePoint Training and Guide
  4.  Click on ‘More Features’ from the left navigation/pane.
    SharePoint Admin Center

  5. Now, click on the ‘Open’ button under Apps.
    SharePoint Admin Center Features
  6. Select apps in the left pane, and then select App Catalog.
    Apps Configuration
  7. Select Create a new Sharepoint app catalog site, and then select OK.
    App Catalog Settings
  8. On the Create App Catalog Site Collection page, enter the required information, and then select OK.
    Create App Catalog
  9. An app catalog site collection has been created.
    Site Collections
  10.  Once the App Catalog site collection is created successfully, click on the new link to the App Catalog site collection
    App Catalog
  11. By default, the following document libraries will be available in the App Catalog site:

    Once the App Catalog site collection is created successfully, you can simply add any app to the App Catalog. Adding an app to your app catalog is as easy as uploading any file to a SharePoint Foundation document library.

Note: Before you begin, make sure you have your custom developed app available as an .app file.

Let’s take a look at an example of the “Employee Directory” add-in.

  1. Once the App Catalog site collection is created successfully, click on the new link to the App Catalog site collection.
    Getting Start with App Catalog
  2. On the home page of the App Catalog site, select the tile labeled either Distribute apps for SharePoint or Distribute apps for Office.
    Getting Start with App Catalog
  3. Select New and browse to the app you want to upload or drag the app into the library.
    Creating New Document
  4. The app file has been added.
    Uploading in App Catalog
  5. Open the site collection where you want to add the app.
  6. Click on ‘Site Contents’ in the Quick Launch.
    Site Contents
  7. On the Site Contents page, click on App under the New option as shown in the image.
    Adding New Site Content
  8. Your Apps window will open.
  9. Click on From Your Organization.
    Apps You can add
  10. Select the app and then trust it.

    Employee Directory Settings
    Employee Directory Settings

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