[id='installing-embedded_{context}']
= Adding {brandname} to your project
Add {brandname} to your project to create embedded caches in your applications.

.Prerequisites

* Configure your project to get {brandname} artifacts from the Maven repository.

.Procedure

* Add the `infinispan-core` artifact as a dependency in your `pom.xml` as
follows:

[source,xml,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+]
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include::dependencies_maven/ispn_embedded.xml[]
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