Install and manage apps for SharePoint 2013
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Applies to: SharePoint Foundation 2013, SharePoint Server 2013
Topic Last Modified: 2016-12-16
Summary: The following resources provide information about apps for SharePoint, the SharePoint Store, and the App Catalog and how to install, manage, and monitor apps.
Download the following content for information about apps for SharePoint.
| Content | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Model poster describing apps from an IT Pro perspective. |
The following articles about apps are available to view online. Writers update articles on a continuing basis as new information becomes available and as users provide feedback.
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| Description |
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| Read an overview of apps for SharePoint from an IT Pro perspective. | |
| Understand what you need to plan for before you support apps for SharePoint. | |
| Learn how to plan for app authentication in SharePoint 2013. | |
| App permissions management enforces security and provides the additional functionality that apps enable on SharePoint 2013 sites. | |
| Configure an environment for apps for SharePoint (SharePoint 2013) | Follow these steps to configure your environment to support apps for SharePoint. |
| Learn how to configure app authentication in SharePoint 2013. | |
| Follow these steps to configure and manage the App Catalog and configure SharePoint Store rules. | |
| Learn how to install an app for SharePoint from the App Catalog or SharePoint Store. | |
| Remove app for SharePoint instances from a SharePoint 2013 site | Learn how to remove an app for SharePoint from a site collection. |
| Follow these steps to specify which apps for SharePoint to monitor, and then monitor the apps. | |
| Learn how SharePoint farm administrators assign, monitor, and manage the app for SharePoint licenses in SharePoint Server 2013. | |
| Learn how to back up apps for SharePoint either as part of a normal farm backup or individually. | |
| Learn how to restore apps for SharePoint in SharePoint 2013. | |
| Enable apps in AAM or host-header environments for SharePoint 2013 | Learn how to enable app domains for alternate access mappings or host-header web application environments after installing the March 2013 Public Update. |
The following resources about apps for SharePoint are available from other subject matter experts.
| Content | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Installation and Deployment for SharePoint 2013 Resource Center | Visit the Resource Center to access videos, community sites, documentation, and more. |
| Content on MSDN  | Articles about apps for SharePoint in the SharePoint Server 2013 Software Development Kit |