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title: "Installing the Acquia Connector"
date: "2024-02-14T06:18:38+00:00"
summary: "Learn how to install and configure the Acquia Connector module for your Drupal website. Follow step-by-step instructions to connect your site with Acquia's services and keep your module up-to-date for optimal performance."
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Important

The [Acquia Connector](https://www.drupal.org/project/acquia_connector) module 3.x reached end-of-life on 31 March, 2023. Ensure that you update all your applications to leverage the 4.x version of the [Acquia Connector](https://www.drupal.org/project/acquia_connector) module.

The Acquia Connector module is a Drupal module package that allows your websites to exchange information with Acquia. Before installing the module, review the information on the [Acquia Connector](https://www.drupal.org/project/acquia_connector) module page.

To install the Acquia Connector:

1.  Sign in to your Drupal website as an administrator.
2.  Install and enable the Acquia Connector for your version of Drupal:
    
    **Drupal version**
    
    **Instructions**
    
    Drupal 7
    
    [Installing a Drupal 7 module](/module-install-d7)
    
    [Current Drupal version](/service-offerings/guide/software-life-cycle#supported-drupal-version)
    
    [Installing a module compatible with the current Drupal version](/acquia-cms/getting-started/installing-modules)
    
    When enabling your Acquia Connector module in your Drupal website, enable the following modules on the Extend/Modules webpage, by Drupal version:
    
    **Drupal version**
    
    **Module**
    
    Drupal 7
    
    **Acquia Agent**
    
    [Current Drupal version](/service-offerings/guide/software-life-cycle#supported-drupal-version)
    
    **Acquia Connector**
    
3.  Go to the **Acquia Network Connector** configuration webpage using the appropriate method, based on your installed Drupal version:
    
    **Drupal version**
    
    **Instructions**
    
    Drupal 7
    
    In the admin menu, go to **Configuration** > **Acquia Subscription settings**.
    
    [Current Drupal version](/service-offerings/guide/software-life-cycle#supported-drupal-version)
    
    In the admin menu, go to **Configuration** > **Web Services** > **Acquia Connector settings**.
    
4.  If the **Configuration** page does not indicate you are connected to an Acquia subscription, click **Authenticate with Acquia Cloud**, and then enter your Acquia email address and password.
5.  Choose the subscription you want to connect, and then click **Submit**. If you are using Acquia Connector 7.x-3.x, and your website is not hosted on Cloud Platform, you must enter a name for your website under **/**, and then click **Save settings**.

Note

Enabling the Acquia Connector module in a local, development website can cause the website to be listed on your Cloud Platform subscription page along with your other applications.

Connecting
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Your website is now connected to Acquia. You may need to [run cron](https://www.drupal.org/node/158922) on your website.

Updating the Acquia Connector
-----------------------------

To get the greatest benefit from Cloud Platform, you must keep the Acquia Connector module up to date with the latest stable version.

To install and update a Drupal site using Composer, see [Updating Modules and Themes using Composer](https://www.drupal.org/docs/updating-drupal/updating-modules-and-themes-using-composer).