{"meta":{"title":"Installing a package","intro":"You can install a package from GitHub Packages and use the package as a dependency in your own project.","product":"GitHub Packages","breadcrumbs":[{"href":"/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/packages","title":"GitHub Packages"},{"href":"/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/packages/learn-github-packages","title":"Learn GitHub Packages"},{"href":"/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/packages/learn-github-packages/installing-a-package","title":"Installing a package"}],"documentType":"article"},"body":"# Installing a package\n\nYou can install a package from GitHub Packages and use the package as a dependency in your own project.\n\n<!-- 2148AF7B-5FF8-4B28-A808-D692FEE2225A -->\n\n## About package installation\n\nYou can search on GitHub to find packages in GitHub Packages that you can install in your own project. For more information, see [Searching for packages](/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-for-packages).\n\nAfter you find a package, you can read the package's description and installation and usage instructions on the package page.\n\n## Installing a package\n\nYou can install a package from GitHub Packages using any supported package client by following the same general guidelines.\n\n1. Authenticate to GitHub Packages using the instructions for your package client. For more information, see [Introduction to GitHub Packages](/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/packages/learn-github-packages/introduction-to-github-packages#authenticating-to-github-packages).\n2. Install the package using the instructions for your package client.\n\nFor instructions specific to your package client, see [Working with a GitHub Packages registry](/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry)."}