#Uploading Your First Module to CPAN brian d foy The Perl Review YAPC::EU 2011

• You upload through PAUSE, The Perl Authors Upload Server. This is a stepping stone to CPAN.
• Indexing.
  -- PAUSE indexes and creates data files for the CPAN clients
  -- Only the latest distributions get into it.
  -- People have permissions for namespaces
• Get a PAUSE Account
• Choose a [module name](https://pause.perl.org/pause/query? ACTION=pause_namingmodules)
• Permissions.
  -- You can upload a namespace someone else already uses.
  -- But PAUSE will ignore it.
  -- A good name goes a long way.
• Create the distro
  -- There are modules that can help you
  --- Module::Starter
  --- Distribution::Cooker
  --- h2xs (comes with Perl)
  --- many others
• 25,000 Examples
  -- Look at other distributions to get examples
  -- See how other people do it
  -- Ask them questions
• Github
• Upload
• Upload early & often
  -- You don’t have to be perfect, or even good
  -- Other people can help as soon as possible
  -- CPAN Testers can send you feedback
• CPAN Search
• Lots more
  -- PAUSE lets you add co-maintainers
  -- You can take over existing modules
  -- You can help with other people’s modules
• Publicize your module
  -- Don’t be shy
  -- Write something on blogs.perl.org
  -- Tweet it, plus it, facebook it
  -- Give a lightning talk
• Getting help
  -- For help with PAUSE issues, write to modules@perl.org
  -- One of the PAUSE volunteer admins can help you
  -- For general module questions, you might try module-authors@perl.org
  -- For CPAN Search issues, try cpansearch@perl.org