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title: Installing the NINA Plugin
description: "The Astro PM plugin turns NINA into the execution arm of your planning: it pulls tonight’s schedule from the cloud, images it, and reports every captured sub back. Installation takes a minute from inside NINA itself. ### Requirements - **NINA…"
url: "https://astro-pm.com/docs/installing-nina-plugin/"
updated: "2026-07-12"
category: Astro PM NINA Guide
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# Installing the NINA Plugin

The Astro PM plugin turns NINA into the execution arm of your planning: it pulls tonight’s schedule from the cloud, images it, and reports every captured sub back. Installation takes a minute from inside NINA itself.

### Requirements

- **NINA 3.x** (the plugin targets the NINA 3 plugin system).
- An Astro PM desktop install with your [sync token](/docs/cloud-sync-token/).
- Internet access at the NINA machine (or use [Offline Mode](/docs/offline-vacation-mode/) once the cache is primed).

### Installing from the Plugin Manager

1. In NINA, open the **Plugins** tab.
2. Find **Astro PM** in the available list and click Install.
3. Restart NINA when prompted.

After the restart you will find the Astro PM Options page under the plugin, plus new sequencer items in the **Astro PM Tools** category and imaging-tab panels for live status.

[![](https://astro-pm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-12-132612.png)](https://astro-pm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-12-132612.png)

### Keeping It Updated

The desktop app and the plugin are versioned **in lockstep** – the scheduling engine runs in both and must produce identical plans. When the desktop app updates, NINA’s plugin manager will show a matching plugin update: install it before the next imaging night. See [Updating Astro PM](/docs/updating-astro-pm/).