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// * operators/olm_v1/olmv1-plain-bundles.adoc

:_mod-docs-content-type: PROCEDURE

[id="olmv1-adding-plain-bundle-to-fbc_{context}"]
= Adding a plain bundle to a file-based catalog

The `opm render` command does not support adding plain bundles to catalogs. You must manually add plain bundles to your file-based catalog, as shown in the following procedure.

.Procedure

. Verify that the `index.json` or `index.yaml` file for your catalog is similar to the following example:
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.Example `<catalog_dir>/index.json` file
[source,json]
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{
    {
     "schema": "olm.package",
     "name": "<extension_name>",
     "defaultChannel": ""
    }
}
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. To create an `olm.bundle` blob, edit your `index.json` or `index.yaml` file, similar to the following example:
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.Example `<catalog_dir>/index.json` file with `olm.bundle` blob
[source,json]
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{
   "schema": "olm.bundle",
    "name": "<extension_name>.v<version>",
    "package": "<extension_name>",
    "image": "quay.io/<organization_name>/<repository_name>:<image_tag>",
    "properties": [
        {
            "type": "olm.package",
            "value": {
            "packageName": "<extension_name>",
            "version": "<bundle_version>"
            }
        },
        {
            "type": "olm.bundle.mediatype",
            "value": "plain+v0"
        }
  ]
}
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. To create an `olm.channel` blob, edit your `index.json` or `index.yaml` file, similar to the following example:
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.Example `<catalog_dir>/index.json` file with `olm.channel` blob
[source,json]
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{
    "schema": "olm.channel",
    "name": "<desired_channel_name>",
    "package": "<extension_name>",
    "entries": [
        {
            "name": "<extension_name>.v<version>"
        }
    ]
}
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// Please refer to [channel naming conventions](https://olm.operatorframework.io/docs/best-practices/channel-naming/) for choosing the <desired_channel_name>. An example of the <desired_channel_name> is `candidate-v0`.

.Verification

. Open your `index.json` or `index.yaml` file and ensure it is similar to the following example:
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.Example `<catalog_dir>/index.json` file
[source,json]
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{
    "schema": "olm.package",
    "name": "example-extension",
    "defaultChannel": "preview"
}
{
    "schema": "olm.bundle",
    "name": "example-extension.v0.0.1",
    "package": "example-extension",
    "image": "quay.io/example-org/example-extension-bundle:v0.0.1",
    "properties": [
        {
            "type": "olm.package",
            "value": {
            "packageName": "example-extension",
            "version": "0.0.1"
            }
        },
        {
            "type": "olm.bundle.mediatype",
            "value": "plain+v0"
        }
    ]
}
{
    "schema": "olm.channel",
    "name": "preview",
    "package": "example-extension",
    "entries": [
        {
            "name": "example-extension.v0.0.1"
        }
    ]
}
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. Validate your catalog by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ opm validate <catalog_dir>
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