# Ignition Exchange project import

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-exchange-project-import/36087>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [June 26, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-exchange-project-import/36087 "2020-06-26T13:46:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![kaushik.shah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/34f0e0/32.png) [@kaushik.shah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaushik.shah)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-exchange-project-import/36087/1 "2020-06-26T13:46:42Z")

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I have been trying to install the one of the cool exchange project to my gateway, however, I am not seeing anything coming into the project.

> **[Ignition Exchange](https://inductiveautomation.com/exchange/2008/overview)**
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> Discover, share, and download community made Ignition resources in collaboration with your organization or the Ignition community.

This is the project I am importing to my gateway through import project option in designer project listing menu. am I missing anything ?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![KGarner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kgarner/32/15999_2.png) [@KGarner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KGarner)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-exchange-project-import/36087/2 "2020-06-26T13:51:33Z")

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What version of Ignition are you running?

Also, great choice from the exchange!

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**Author:** ![kaushik.shah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/34f0e0/32.png) [@kaushik.shah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaushik.shah)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-exchange-project-import/36087/3 "2020-06-26T14:08:01Z")

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> [@kaushik.shah](#):
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> I have been trying to install the one of the cool exchange project to my gateway, however, I am not seeing anything coming into the project.

I am running 8.0.5

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**Author:** ![KGarner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kgarner/32/15999_2.png) [@KGarner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KGarner)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-exchange-project-import/36087/4 "2020-06-26T14:20:14Z")

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Are you using the download as is or are you unzipping the initial download? It looks as if you might need to unzip it to get to the true project(.zip) file

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**Author:** ![kaushik.shah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/34f0e0/32.png) [@kaushik.shah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaushik.shah)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-exchange-project-import/36087/5 "2020-06-26T14:22:42Z")

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@KGarner Yes, that’s correct. It tricked me, LOL.

Thanks