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title: Step 1: Create Primary Catalog With List of Applications
slug: edgemanager/how-to-guides/lem-user-ui-guides/create-primary-catalog-with-list-of-applications
description: Learn how to create a primary catalog with a list of applications.
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createdAt: 2024-05-03T20:22:45.068Z
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From the first Litmus Edge Manager (LEM) instance located at the Headquarters (Canada), you will create a *Primary *marketplace catalog and then add the applications. 

**To create primary marketplace catalog with list of applications:**

1. Log in to Litmus Edge Manager.
2. Select a **company**.
   The *Projects *pane appears.
3. From the *Projects *pane, click a project or open the **Action menu** for a project and select **View**. 
   The *Dashboard *pane appears for the project. 
4. From the navigation panel, select **Features**.

   The *Features* pane appears.
5. Click the **Marketplace** tile.
   The *Marketplace Catalog* pane appears in a separate browser tab.
6. Click **Add catalog**. 
   The *Create Catalog *dialog box appears.
   ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/EmHpsJSIVGndrYLnz50Qr_image.png "Marketplace Catalog page")
7. From the *Create Catalog *dialog box, enter the following details:
   - **Name: **Enter a name with a maximum of 32 characters.
   - **Description**: Enter the description for the catalog.
   - **Synchronize:** Select the checkbox. Then, from the *Select Role* drop-down list, select **Primary.**
   - Click **Save**.
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8. Click the **Primary** marketplace catalog card you just created.
   ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/dRKaQrRHpIUHNkJ-QhNiI_image.png " Primary marketplace catalog card")
9. From the *Applications *pane for the selected marketplace catalog, click **Add or Import an application**.
   ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/1hA8iV0ieYfKKPHgZd4l0_image.png "Applications pane")
10. From the *Add Application *dialog box, enter the following details:
    - **Name: **Enter the name of the application.
    - **Attach Application Icon:** Upload an visual image to represent the application. 
    - **Category: **Enter category for the application.
    - **Description:** Enter description for the application.
    - **Import: **(Optional) Upload a *JSON* configuration for the application.
    - Click **Save**.
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11. Click the **Application** card you just created and add a draft application release.
    See [Application Releases](docId\:V_JC6NJ8Hu8R756NNEr7n) to add multiple release versions to your application.
    The *Application *card will look like below screenshot after adding multiple release versions. 
    ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/lkA6S_BKqPQ6J6kZWxonc_image.png "Application card ")
12. To add more applications and their respective release versions, you can repeat the process from *steps 9-11*. 
    The *Applications *pane looks like below after adding a list of applications.
    ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/iO5xjSKGDd49gOAtURlHq_image.png "Applications pane")

The LEM with the *Primary *marketplace catalog at the Canadian headquarters is now ready to synchronize with the Secondary marketplace catalog located in Japan.

**Next:** [Step 2: Create Secondary Catalog](docId\:ZO8hyYhJOLAEiH2tHM7-W)