How to install add-in/app to SharePoint sites using CSOM

This video shows how to install or deploy your add-ins/apps to SharePoint sites using either "app stapling" or with CSOM. There are some pre-requisites for the add-ins/apps which are installed to sites using CSOM. These dependendies and other aspects are also covered in the video.

Video relates on the following blog post by Vesa Juvonen

• Automatic app/add-in installation to SharePoint sites using CSOM - MSDN blogs

The video shows following topics:

• Deployment of app to sites from app catalog using Deployment mechanism (app stapling)
• Limitations of the app stapling model (add-in parts, custom actions, events)
• Challenge of getting add-ins/apps installed remotely
• Pre-requisites for add-ins/apps for getting them installed on SharePoint sites with CSOM
• Code for getting add-ins/apps installed on the SharePoint site

Notice. This capability is only available for enterprise development scenarios and you cannot install add-ins/apps to SharePoint sites from the store or directly from the app catalog. Add-ins/apps are being installed by uploading app file directly to the site, so there's no track-back mechanism like with the store or catalog add-ins/apps.

The sample code used in the video is available on PnP GitHub repository at following location:

• https://github.com/OfficeDev/PnP/tree/dev/Samples/Core.SideLoading

Sample is pointing to dev branch, since as part of the video, there were some small changes done to this sample. We will update the link after master merge.

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