Magento 2 Amasty extensions installation

Each Amasty extension package is provided with the extension files, installation & setup guides, and a license agreement. Some extensions include import files examples as well. So how to install our Magento extension?

What is the plugin installation method in Magento 2? There are 2 two ways of installing an extension in Magento 2. Let’s consider them both.

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Method 1. Via Composer (recommended)

The first option on how to install Magento 2 extension manually is via Composer. You can freely install, update, and remove Magento 2 extensions using Composer. Please click our complete user guide to learn.

Method 2. How to install Magento 2 extension from zip file?

For the installation, please prepare Magento admin panel and SSH access details.

Follow the steps:

• unpack the .zip file you’ve downloaded;
• connect to the server where the website source folder is located with FTP/SFTP client (WinSCP, Filezilla, Cyberduck, etc);
• go to upload > app and upload the files from the app folder to the root app folder of your Magento website using ‘Merge’ upload mode. This way, your FTP/SFTP client will only add new files;
• connect to your Magento directory with SSH;
• run the next commands:

php bin/magento setup:upgrade - to install the extension;

php bin/magento setup:di:compile - to compile the code;

php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy - to deploy static view files.

If you use the default or developer mode, you can skip the last 2 commands. 

That’s it! These were all the options for how to install our plugin in Magento 2.

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