# Plugging Aptana into an existing Eclipse configuration [edit]

This page describes how to install into an existing Eclipse configuration.

## Introduction

If you are already an Eclipse user, you can install Aptana as a plug-in directly into your current Eclipse configuration.

## Instructions

To plug Aptana (Milestone 8+) into an existing Eclipse (v3.2) configuration:

1. From the Help menu in Eclipse, select Software Updates > Find and Install... to open an Install/Update pop-up window (shown below).

2. On the Install/Update pop-up window, choose the Search for new features to install option, and click the Next button.
3. Add a new remote site to add the Aptana plug-in:
   1. Click the New Remote Site... button to open a New Update Site pop-up window.
   2. On the New Update Site pop-up window, type Aptana in the site Name text box.
   3. In the URL text box, type the URL for the Aptana update site: http://update.aptana.com/install/studio/3.2/ (shown below) and click OK.

   4. Click the Finish button to switch to the Updates window.
4. On the Updates window, check the Aptana box (shown below), and click the Finish button.

5. On the next screen, check the Aptana box, and click the Next button.
6. Choose the option to accept the terms of the license agreement, and click the Next button.
7. Click the Finish button.
8. Click the Install All button.

Eclipse installs the Aptana plug-in. To finish the installation process, follow the prompts to shut down and re-start Eclipse.

To access all of Aptana's features as they are described in the Aptana documentation, you will need to change your Eclipse Perspective to the Aptana perspective. See Changing your Eclipse Perspective for instructions on how to change your Eclipse Perspective.

## Installing manually

Download the latest release from http://update.aptana.com/install/studio/3.2/ and follow the manual installation instructions on the page.

Note: You may need to start Eclipse from the command-line with the "clean" option: eclipse -clean if the update didn't seem to work correctly.

## Related Topics

- Installing Aptana
- Downloading and installing the Aptana IDE
- Aptana System Requirements
- Changing your Eclipse Perspective

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