Managing Apps for SharePoint Server 2013 – Creating and Configuring a Corporate App Catalog

In part 1 of this article we setup the infrastructure that is required by an App Catalog. In part 2 we’re going through the steps of creating the App Catalog itself:

Managed Path

Add a new managed path to the sharepoint.myspsite.local web application

• Click Application Management.
• On the Application Management page, click Manage web applications.
• Click SharePoint – sharepoint.myspsite.local:80, and then on the ribbon, click Managed Paths.
• On the Define Managed Paths dialog box, under Add a New Path, in the Path box, type contosoapps.
• In the Type list, click Explicit inclusion, click Add Path, and then click OK.

Create an app catalog

• Click Apps.
• On the Apps page, under App Management, click Manage App Catalog.
• On the Manage App Catalog page, ensure Create a new app catalog site is selected.
• Ensure the Web Application is sharepoint.myspsite.local, If it is not, click the current web application, click Change Web Application, and then in the Select Web Application dialog box, click SharePoint – sharepoint.myspsite.local80.
• On the Manage App Catalog page, click OK.
• On the Create App Catalog page, in the Title box, type MySPSite Apps.
• Under Web Site Address, in the URL list, click /myapps.
• Under Primary Site Collection Administrator, in the User name box, type DOMAIN\Administrator.
• Under End Users, in the Users/Groups box, type Everyone, and then click OK.

Configure app URLs

• Click Apps.
• On the Apps page, under App Management, click Configure App URLs.
• On the Configure App URLs page, in the App domain box, type myspsiteapps.local.
• In the App prefix box, type myspsite, and then click OK.

Configure SharePoint store settings

• On the Apps page, under SharePoint and Office Store, click Configure Store Settings.
• On the SharePoint Store Settings page, under App Purchases, click No, and then click OK.

Results: After completing this exercise, you should have created and configured a corporate catalog.

Part 1