[id='deploying-custom-cache-stores_{context}']
= Deploying custom cache stores

To use your cache store implementation with {brandname} Server, you must provide it with a JAR file.

.Prerequisites

* Stop {brandname} Server if it is running.
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{brandname} loads JAR files at startup only.

.Procedure

. Package your custom cache store implementation in a JAR file.
. Add your JAR file to the `server/lib` directory of your {brandname} Server installation.
