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title: "Installing the package"
slug: "installing-the-package"
abstract: ""
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# Installing the package

To install the package, there are a number of steps you must perform before and after upgrading.

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<summary><h2>Before upgrading</h2></summary>

Before upgrading to SXA 10.5, follow the platform upgrade guide, and update your existing Sitecore Experience Platform to 10.5.

> [!note]
> If you are upgrading from SXA version 10.1, follow the *Clean up the content database* instructions in the Sitecore Experience Platform upgrade guide, and provide the required files for SPE and SXA.
>
> If you are upgrading from SXA version 10.2 or later, skip the *Clean up the content* instructions.

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<summary><h2>After upgrading:</h2></summary>

On the fresh instance that was created while upgrading the platform, you must:

1. Install Sitecore PowerShell Extensions 8.0 - IAR.
2. Install the SXA package.

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<summary><h2>Installing the package</h2></summary>

To install the package:

1. Download the SXA package from the [Sitecore Downloads page](https://developers.sitecore.com/downloads/Sitecore_Experience_Accelerator/10x/Sitecore_Experience_Accelerator_1050).
2. On the Sitecore Launchpad, click **Control Panel**.
3. In the Control Panel, in the **Administration** section, click **Install a package** to open the Installation Wizard.
4. Click **Upload package**, and follow the steps to upload the SXA package to Sitecore.
5. Click **Next**, and follow the steps to install the package.
6. Before you close the wizard, select **Restart the Sitecore Client** and **Restart the Sitecore Server**.

> [!note]
> For detailed instructions on installing the Sitecore Experience Accelerator, see [the Installation Guide](https://developers.sitecore.com/downloads/Sitecore_Experience_Accelerator) for your desired version.

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<summary><h2>After installing the package</h2></summary>

After you have installed the package, you must rebuild the search indexes:

1. On the Sitecore Launchpad, click **Control Panel**.
2. Click **Indexing**, and in the **Indexing Manager**, select the indexes that you want to rebuild.

> [!important]
> If you are upgrading from SXA 10.4 to SXA 10.5, skip this step. 
> 
> If you are upgrading from SXA 10.2/SXA 10.3 to SXA 10.5:
>
> 1.  In the Content Editor, navigate to */sitecore/System/Settings/Foundation/Experience Accelerator/Upgrade*.
>
> 2.  Click **Current** and, in the content area, in the **Version** field, change *11600* to one of the following values:
>
> -   If you are upgrading from SXA 10.2, change the value to *11300*.
>
> -   If you are upgrading from SXA 10.3, change the value to *11400*.

> [!note]
> Since SXA 10.3, SXA-specific computed fields are included only in the `sitecore_sxa_master_index` and `sitecore_sxa_web_index` indexes. If you are upgrading from SXA 10.2 or earlier, and there are SXA features that use a custom index, you need to [configure your custom index to include these fields](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/sxa/105/sitecore-experience-accelerator/configure-sxa-indexing.html#configure-a-custom-index).

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<summary><h2>After upgrading your site</h2></summary>

Publish the site by clicking **Publish Site**. Use the **Smart Publish** option.

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