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15.4 Uploading Your Distribution

Once you have your distribution ready
to share, visit the PAUSE web page at http://pause.perl.org/ and log in using your
PAUSE ID and PAUSE password. The menu has many things you can do;
there are two processes to complete for your distribution:

Upload the distribution archive

Edit the module metadata

First is the upload, which you can do using an HTTP upload, a web
fetch, or an FTP transfer. The HTTP upload is convenient if the
distribution archive is on the same computer as your web browser.
Otherwise, if you can move the file into a place where it can be
fetched (even a private URL will do), you can use the web fetch. If
neither option works, then FTP the file to PAUSE FTP server.

After the file is uploaded, you should edit the metadata. Again,
select the appropriate menu item from the PAUSE page and follow the
instructions. The metadata helps others decide if
you're just releasing an alpha version instead of a
final release, and whether or not the module needs additional
support, like a C compiler.

Within a short period of time, your
upload will appear in the mothership CPAN archive, and then over the
following day, will propagate around the world, just waiting for its
first download.