deploying-a-provider.md

title	manager	ms.date	ms.audience	ms.topic	ms.service	ms.localizationpriority	ms.assetid	description
Deploying a provider	lindalu	11/16/2014	Developer	overview	office-online-server	medium	c5e816b5-2ff2-4f59-ba54-c3ed291f8bba	The recommended method of deploying a Outlook Social Connector (OSC) provider is to use a Windows Installer (.msi) package.

Deploying a provider

The recommended method of deploying a Outlook Social Connector (OSC) provider is to use a Windows Installer (.msi) package. After downloading the installation package to a local hard disk, the Office end user installs the OSC provider. Once provider installation is complete, the user can connect to the OSC provider and provide logon credentials to the social network account. If the user decides to uninstall the OSC provider, the user can use Programs and Features in Control Panel to uninstall.

In this section

• Registering a Provider: Describes registration requirements for an OSC provider.

• Installation Checklist: Provides a checklist to ensure that an OSC provider installs successfully.

Reference

• Outlook Social Connector Provider Reference

Related sections

• Getting Started with Developing an Outlook Social Connector Provider

• OSC Sample Templates

• OSC Typical Calling Sequences

• Developing a Provider with the OSC XML Schema

• Debugging a Provider

• Best Practices for Developing a Provider

See also

• How to manage the Outlook Social Connector by using Group Policy