Managing channels

Channels are locations where Navigator and conda look for packages.

NOTE: Navigator and conda only search for packages in active channels. You can temporarily disable a channel by making it inactive.

EXAMPLE: Let’s say you want to look for packages on the “Milagro” channel of Anaconda Cloud. All three of these channel variations will look for packages in the same place on Cloud:

  • By URL–https://anaconda.org/milagro.
  • By conda URL–https://conda.anaconda.org/milagro.
  • By name–milagro.

On the Environment tab, click the Channels button to open the Channels Manager.

Adding a channel

  1. Click the Add button.

  2. Type or paste the channel name, the URL, or the conda URL.

    NOTE: A URL can also contain an access token parameter and value. A URL will automatically be transformed to a conda URL.

  3. Click the Save button.

Making a channel active or inactive

Active channels are included when you search for packages and other assets.

All channels that are active in the conda configuration file .condarc are active by default in Navigator. So if you’re not used to thinking about channels, there’s no need to change the default.

Active channels show a check mark to the left of the channel name.

To make a channel active or inactive:

  1. Select or clear the checkbox next to the channel name.
  2. Click the Update Channels button.

Deleting a channel

  1. Click the trash can icon next to the channel name.
  2. Click the Update Channels button.