# Installation

Get the latest release of the Ratepay payment extension for Magento 1 from https://github.com/ratepay/magento1.7-module/releases and store it locally.

Enter the Magento Connect Manager. Go to the menu *System -> Magento Connect -> Magento Connect Manager*.

Login with the admin-credentials.

In the Magento Connect Manager in the section *Direct package file upload* click on Search... (DE: *durchsuchen*...) and select the TGZ-File that contains the Ratepay Payment Extension. Click the button *upload* to start the installation.

The installation procedure may take some time. After a reload in the bottom of the page shall be displayed:

After clicking the button Refresh there shall be a new line at the very bottom of the table starting with *Ratepay_Ratepaypayment* in the first column:

The version-number in the second column may vary as you may use a newer release of the extension.

To check the correct installation click on the admin section and have a look at the menu for an Ratepay entry.

Go in the menu to *System -> Configuration -> Payment Methods*. On the page loaded there shall be shown a new section for *Ratepay payment methods*: