# Can I add registry dependency of a package?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-add-registry-dependency-of-a-package/37268>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** package\
**Created:** [April 9, 2020, 8:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-add-registry-dependency-of-a-package/37268 "2020-04-09T08:57:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![paalon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/paalon/32/5784_2.png) [@paalon](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/paalon)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 8:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-add-registry-dependency-of-a-package/37268/1 "2020-04-09T08:57:53Z")

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I know I can add registry (not only General) by `Pkg.Registry.add` but can I add the dependency on the registry to a package or a project (like `Project.toml` ) ?

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**Author:** ![fredrikekre](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/fredrikekre/32/1688_2.png) [@fredrikekre](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/fredrikekre)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-add-registry-dependency-of-a-package/37268/2 "2020-04-09T09:00:28Z")

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No.

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**Author:** ![paalon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/paalon/32/5784_2.png) [@paalon](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/paalon)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 9:03am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-add-registry-dependency-of-a-package/37268/3 "2020-04-09T09:03:27Z")

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Then, to distribute a package that depends on a certain registry’s package, what should I do?

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**Author:** ![fredrikekre](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/fredrikekre/32/1688_2.png) [@fredrikekre](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/fredrikekre)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 9:14am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-add-registry-dependency-of-a-package/37268/4 "2020-04-09T09:14:50Z")

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Tell your users to first add the necessary registries.