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In order to access private channels via third-party tools (such as pip, Twine, or R), you must have a user token. This can be done through the conda repo tool or by creating channel-specific, read-only/read-write tokens via UI.

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Python packages

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Uploading

Twine is a popular tool for uploading Python packages to PyPI-like repositories. Run the following command to upload Python packages:
Example If the token is incorrect, you will receive a 401 error message. Please refer to the Twine package documentation to learn how to configure your username and password via the configuration file or environment variables.

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Installing

Similar to pip, Anaconda Server supports user authentication using Basic Authentication. The following is the proper format for installing pip packages:
x-auth-token is not a placeholder, but is used as the actual password for Basic Authentication.
Example Make sure to add a trusted host. Please refer to the pip documentation to learn how to configure the index URL via the configuration file or environment variables.

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R packages

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Uploading

Since there is no standard tool for uploading R packages, you can use either the UI or API directly. Run the following command to upload R packages:
Where <TOKEN> is the x-auth-token. Example Please use cran_source_package for source packages and cran_binary_package for binary R packages.

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Installing

You can use your domain as a repository URL in the install.packages function by injecting a token into the path:
This may look something like the following: Example