--- title: Synchronization slug: synchronization docTags: createdAt: 2023-06-07T19:28:12.000Z --- :::hint{type="info"} **Note**: The Synchronization feature is available for Manufacturing Connect 2.11.0 and later. ::: You can remotely synchronize Marketplace Catalogs located on different Manufacturing Connect instances. To do this, you will execute the following key steps: 1. Create the primary marketplace catalog (and then add changes as desired) within a first Manufacturing Connect. 2. Create a secondary marketplace catalog within a second Manufacturing Connect. 3. Connect (via bootstrap) the secondary marketplace catalog to the primary marketplace catalog. Once connected, you can then synchronize the secondary marketplace catalog to be identical to the primary marketplace catalog. If desired, a Manufacturing Connect can contain both the primary marketplace catalog and the secondary marketplace catalog. :::hint{type="info"} **Note**: After a primary-secondary marketplace catalog synchronization, any further changes to the primary marketplace catalog requires additional primary-secondary syncs. Secondary marketplace catalogs will not automatically receive primary marketplace catalog changes. ::: # Step 1: Set Up Primary Marketplace Catalog You will create the primary marketplace catalog in the Manufacturing Connect you want to store this catalog. This primary marketplace catalog will be the marketplace catalog that other secondary marketplace catalog(s) will synchronize and become identical to. **To setup the primary marketplace catalog**: 1. From *Catalogs* pane, create the primary marketplace catalog. See [Create Catalog](docId\:flyX_k51QGIShVXFB0IIK) for details. ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/E2Q7i8QWKtMTCeHnmYpRA_primary-catalog.png" size="80" width="1920" height="866" caption="Marketplace Catalog : Primary Marketplace Catalog" position="center" showCaption="true"} 2. Click on the primary marketplace catalog you've just created. 3. (Optional) Inside the primary marketplace catalog, add the applications (and respective application releases) and registries that will be later synchronized to secondary catalogs. See Step 1-4 of [Add a Draft Application Release](docId\:aAuGqYXF9EGvI9P7sv6Rw) and [Registry Management](docId\:fSbyl1vaDqa7kMBQOZ4QH). ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/pcLh0WbrEHu3U79OV1g3I_image.png" size="80" width="1920" height="866" caption="Primary Marketplace Catalog: Application Release and Registry Management" position="center" showCaption="true"} # Step 2: Download Primary Marketplace Catalog Bootstrap File After you have created the primary marketplace catalog and added relevant applications (and relevant releases) and registries, you will next download the primary marketplace catalog bootstrap file. **To download the bootstrap credential file**: 1. From the primary marketplace catalog's *Applications* pane, click **Synchronization**. The *Synchronization: Primary Catalog* pane appears. ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/h6WNfzZTE-uqJhRreQpUN_mc-primary-synchronization.png" size="80" width="1920" height="866" caption="Primary Marketplace Catalog: Synchronization" position="center" showCaption="true"} 2. From *Expiration within*: customize the desired duration for the bootstrap credential file. ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/raWOHsKsxJtgSw0uH-Cjc_mc-primary-catalog-expiration-within.png" size="80" width="1920" height="866" caption="Primary Marketplace Catalog: Synchronization: Customize Expiration Within" position="center" showCaption="true"} 3. Click **Generate**. A `.bootstrap` file will be downloaded to your local computer. ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/bg4q8WhuV5czEyByM6wpO_image.png" size="80" width="1920" height="866" caption="Primary Marketplace Catalog: Synchronization: Generate Bootstrap File" position="center" showCaption="true"} # Step 3: Create a Secondary Marketplace Catalog After you have downloaded the `.bootstrap` file, you will next upload the bootstrap file from the previous step to at least one secondary marketplace catalog. You will do this in a *different* Manufacturing Connect from the previous step. **To upload the bootstrap credential file to a secondary marketplace catalog:** 1. From a different Manufacturing Connect's *Catalogs* pane, create a secondary marketplace catalog. See [Create Catalog](docId\:flyX_k51QGIShVXFB0IIK) for details. ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/A04mrSaljJEfLC4tgmQKV_mc-secondary-catalog.png" size="80" width="1920" height="866" caption="Marketplace Catalog : Secondary Marketplace Catalog" position="center" showCaption="true"} 2. From the secondary marketplace catalog's *Applications *pane, click **Synchronization**. The *Synchronization: Secondary Catalog *pane appears. ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/2PH_Q96RGredkIZin0pG9_mc-secondary-synchronization.png" size="80" width="1920" height="866" caption="Secondary Marketplace Catalog: Synchronization" position="center" showCaption="true"} 3. Click **Upload**. Navigate to the `.bootstrap` file you downloaded earlier from the previous step and select it. ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/zAH0b0nb3bfX-Vq6RggxR_mc-secondary-catalog-upload.png" size="80" width="1920" height="866" caption="Secondary Marketplace Catalog: Synchronization: Upload" position="center" showCaption="true"} 4. Click **Yes**. ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/eF2ULRWfo3mKc1Pyzr6wN_certificate-mc.png" size="80" width="763" height="488" caption="Confirm Certificate" position="center" showCaption="true"} 5. If successful, the status of the upload process will display `approve`. The primary marketplace catalog name will also be displayed. ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/rSVJzEnTRpv5-bU0zN89X_image.png" size="80" width="1611" height="736" caption="Secondary Marketplace Catalog: Synchronization: Secondary Marketplace Catalog: Uploaded and approved bootstrap file" position="center" showCaption="true"} # Step 4: Synchronize Secondary Marketplace Catalog to Primary Marketplace Catalog After you have uploaded the primary marketplace catalog's `.bootstrap` file to a secondary marketplace catalog, you can then synchronize the secondary marketplace catalog to become identical to the primary marketplace catalog's application (and their application release) and registries. **To synchronize to a secondary marketplace catalog to be identical to the primary marketplace catalog:** 1. From a secondary catalog's *Synchronization: Secondary Catalog* pane, click **Sync**. If the Sync is successful, a success message will be displayed. ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/ZZpS7D9MqOYx91WUD9Rbt_secondary-catalog-sync-and-confirm.png" size="80" width="1544" height="866" caption="Secondary Marketplace Catalog: Synchronization: Sync" position="center" showCaption="true"} 2. After a successful sync, click **Applications** and **Registry Management** to verify the successful sync. The secondary catalog will contain the same applications (and application releases) and registries as the primary catalog. ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/R55iFRTIXIrm2e3kyKo2K_image.png" size="80" width="1544" height="866" caption="Secondary Marketplace Catalog: Applications and Registry Management" position="center" showCaption="true"}