AEM Bulk Package Installer

A powerful Visual Studio Code extension designed for AEM (Adobe Experience Manager) developers. It allows you to select one or multiple AEM packages (.zip) or OSGi bundles (.jar) directly from the VS Code File Explorer and easily upload, install, or backup them to your local AEM server.

Features

• Upload & Install Packages: Quickly deploy multiple .zip packages to AEM without leaving VS Code.
• Install OSGi Bundles: Deploys .jar bundles directly via the AEM OSGi Console.
• Backup Packages: Modify properties to append a -backup version, re-build it on the AEM server, and download the current state into your local workspace.
• Bulk Operations: Select multiple files in your workspace and trigger actions for all of them at once. Visual progress notification tracks the success or failure of each file.

Before You Start

Make sure your AEM server configuration is set up properly.

1. Go to VS Code Settings (Ctrl+, or Cmd+,).
2. Search for AEM Bulk Installer.
3. Configure the following options according to your environment:
   • Aem Bulk Installer > Server: Url: The URL of your AEM instance (default: http://localhost)
   • Aem Bulk Installer > Server: Port: The HTTP port (default: 4502)
   • Aem Bulk Installer > Server: Username: The administrator username (default: admin)
   • Aem Bulk Installer > Server: Password: The administrator password (default: admin)

Step-by-Step Usage

1. Open your code project in VS Code that contains your compiled .zip Content Packages or .jar OSGi bundles.
2. Open the VS Code File Explorer view.
3. Locate the files you want to deploy.
4. Select File(s):
   • Left-click a single file.
   • For bulk operations, hold down Ctrl (or Cmd on Mac) and click on multiple .zip or .jar files.
5. Right-Click any of the selected files to open the context menu.
6. Look for the AEM group at the bottom of the menu and choose one of the available commands:
   • AEM: Upload file(s): Only uploads the package to the AEM Package Manager (doesn't install).
   • AEM: Install file(s): Uploads and immediately installs the package or OSGi bundle.
   • AEM: Backup package(s): Creates a backup clone from AEM (available for .zip files only).
7. Look at the bottom right corner of VS Code to see a native Progress Notification window indicating the status of the operation for each file.

Requirements

• VS Code 1.80.0 or higher.
• A running local AEM instance (AEM 6.5+ or AEM as a Cloud Service SDK) reachable by your system.