CBSync – How to install the CBSync Add-in

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Deploying CbSync Add-In
Installing via a Browser
Installing Via M365 Admin Centre
Pre-Requisites for using the Add-in

Deploying CBSync Add-In

There are two routes to install the CBSync Add-in, either through a browser or via an administrator.

Installing via a Browser

Step 1

Enter the URL in your preferred browser for the add-in’s manifest as shown below

Manifest URL: htps://m365.cloudbooking.com/addin/manifest.xml

Right-click the webpage > Select Save As… and save manifest.xml file to your device.

Step 2

In your preferred browser, go to htps://aka.ms/olksideload
to open the Add-Ins for Outlook dialog.

Select My add-ins.

Step 3

In the ‘Custom add-in’ section, select ‘+ Add a custom add-in’ and then choose
‘Add from File…’. Select the file you saved in step 1 and click open.

Once added, the add-in will appear as an Outlook option when booking meetings

Installing Via M365 Add In Centre

Admin users can install the add-in, instructions on how to do this can be found here:

Deploy and publish Office Add-ins – Office Add-ins | Microsoft Learn

PLEASE NOTE: You must be a Tenant Admin user to deploy using this method.
Enter the URL for the add-in’s manifest as shown below, ensuring that the URL
begins ‘htps://’.

Manifest URL: htps://m365.cloudbooking.com/addin/manifest.xml

Pre-Requisites for using the Add In

CBSync Add-in has certain prerequisites (Exchange version, and Outlook client version).

The requirements for Outlook Add-Ins are expressed in terms of “requirement sets”
depending on which features the add-in uses.

The CBSync add-in needs requirement set 1.8.

CBSync Add-in is not supported in a thin client/virtual environment.

Microsoft publish the client version and Exchange requirements, by requirement set, and
this information can be found here:

htps://docs.microsot.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/reference/
requirement-sets/outlook-api-requirement-sets#requirement-sets-supported-by-ex
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