# Add a Connection in the Patch My PC Cloud Portal
*Applies to: Patch My PC Cloud and Publisher*
From the **Connections** page of the Patch My PC (PMPC) Cloud Portal, you can add the following connections:
* [Connection to Intune](#intune)
* [Connection to Publisher](#publisher)
## Add an Intune Connection
To add an Intune connection:
1. Navigate to **Settings | Connections**
The **Connections** page is displayed showing any existing connections
2. Click **Connect Intune**
3. Enter the Entra ID you used to onboard to PMPC Cloud or click to select the relevant account from the list of already signed-in accounts. Then click **Next**.
4. Enter the password and click **Sign in**.
5. On the **Permissions requested** screen, click **Accept**.
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**Note**
To connect with Intune, the signed-in user must have the **Cloud Application Administrator** or the **Application Administrator** role to allow creation of the Enterprise app, and the **Privileged Role Administrator** role to approve the Graph API permissions we require. A **Global Administrator** can also perform both steps.
See [Permissions required for the Intune Apps](https://docs.patchmypc.com/patch-my-pc-cloud/cloud-reference/cloud-permissions-reference/permissions-required-for-intune-apps) for more details.
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**Tip**
You can click the down arrow beside each permission to get more information.
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The **Connections** page is redisplayed, showing the newly added Intune connection.
## Add a Publisher Connection
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**Note**
Only follow this process if you plan to connect our on-premises Publisher to your Patch My PC (PMPC) Cloud portal to package [Custom Apps](https://docs.patchmypc.com/patch-my-pc-cloud/custom-apps).
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Adding a connection between our on-premises Publisher and PMPC Cloud is done from Publisher.
If you click **Connect Publisher** on the **Connections** page of the Cloud Portal, you will see the **Publisher connection** screen, which outlines the process explained in detail below.
To connect our on-premises Publisher to PMPC Cloud, you need to:
1. Load the **Patch My PC Publishing Service** (Publisher) and verify you are running at least version 2.1.20.0. If you are not, upgrade to the latest version.
2. Click the **Cloud** tab.
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If the **Cloud** tab is not present, check that you have entered your license key and clicked **Validate**.
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3. In the **Connection Name** field, enter a unique name for the connection. For example, **Patch My PC Custom Apps**, then click **Connect**.
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The name you enter here determines how this connection shows on the **Connections** page of the Cloud Portal.
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4. In your browser, enter the Entra ID you used to onboard to PMPC Cloud or click to select the relevant account from the list of already signed-in accounts. Then click **Next**.
5. Enter the password and click **Sign in**.
If the connection is successful, a new browser tab opens with the following message:
**Authentication complete. You can return to the application. Feel free to close this browser tab.**
You can close this tab at this point.
6. If the **Edit a customer** screen is not displayed, proceed to Step 8.
7. If the **Edit a customer** screen is displayed, click to select the customer you want to connect to, then click **OK**.
8. In Publisher, verify the **Connection Status** shows as **Connected**, then click **Save and Close**.
The new Publisher connection will be shown on the **Connections** page of the Cloud Portal.
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You can also use the [View Connections](https://docs.patchmypc.com/patch-my-pc-cloud/manage/manage-settings/manage-cloud-connections/view-connections) process to verify that your Publisher is connected to the portal.
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