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## Supported formats {#supported-formats}

It is important that your packages have the correct **file extension** because Octopus uses the **file extension** to determine the correct extraction algorithm to use with your packages.
It is important that your packages have the correct **file extension** because Octopus uses the **file extension** to determine the correct extraction algorithm to use with your packages. Only NuGet packages will have extra metadata like release notes and description extracted from the package metadata.

| Package type | File Extensions | Notes |
| --------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| NuGet | .nupkg | Compatible with any NuGet repository (including the [Built-In repository](/docs/packaging-applications/package-repositories/built-in-repository)). Currently, only NuGet packages will have extra metadata like release notes and description extracted from the package metadata. Learn about NuGet on the [official NuGet website](http://docs.nuget.org/docs/start-here/overview).|
| Zip | .zip | Standard zip file as created through most common zip programs. Compatible with the [built-In repository](/docs/packaging-applications/package-repositories/built-in-repository) only. |
| JAR WAR EAR RAR | .jar, .war, .ear, .rar | Compatible with the [built-In repository](/docs/packaging-applications/package-repositories/built-in-repository/#pushing-packages-to-the-built-in-repository) and [Maven Feeds](/docs/packaging-applications/package-repositories/maven-feeds). RAR files are Java Resource Adaptor Archives, not the .rar compressed archive format. |
| Tar | .tar | Compatible with the [Built-In repository](/docs/packaging-applications/package-repositories/built-in-repository) only. |
| Tar + Gzip | .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.Z | Compatible with the [built-In repository](/docs/packaging-applications/package-repositories/built-in-repository) only. | |
| Tar + Bzip2 | .tar.bz, .tar.bz2, .tbz* | Compatible with the [built-In repository](/docs/packaging-applications/package-repositories/built-in-repository) only. | |
| Docker Image | | [Docker Registries](/docs/packaging-applications/package-repositories/docker-registries/). Learn about [Docker](/docs/deployments/docker) and Octopus Deploy. |
| Helm Chart | .tgz | [Helm Chart Repositories](https://helm.sh/docs/topics/chart_repository/) (including the [Built-In repository](/docs/packaging-applications/package-repositories/built-in-repository/)). Learn about [Helm](/docs/deployments/kubernetes/helm-update) and Octopus Deploy. |
| Package type | File Extensions | Built-in repository | External feed | Notes on external feeds |
| --------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| NuGet | .nupkg | Yes | Yes | Learn about NuGet on the [official NuGet website](http://docs.nuget.org/docs/start-here/overview). |
| Zip | .zip | Yes | Yes | |
| JAR WAR EAR RAR | .jar, .war, .ear, .rar | Yes | Yes | Learn about [Maven Feeds](/docs/packaging-applications/package-repositories/maven-feeds) and Octopus. RAR files a Java Resource Adaptor files, not compressed archive formats. |
| Tar | .tar | Yes | Yes | |
| Tar + Gzip | .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.Z | Yes | Yes | |
| Tar + Bzip2 | .tar.bz, .tar.bz2, .tbz* | Yes | | |
| Docker Image | | | Yes | [Docker Registries](/docs/packaging-applications/package-repositories/docker-registries/). Learn about [Docker](/docs/deployments/docker) and Octopus. |
| Helm Chart | .tgz | Yes | Yes | [Helm Chart Repositories](https://helm.sh/docs/topics/chart_repository/). Learn about [Helm](/docs/deployments/kubernetes/helm-update) and Octopus. |

## Learn more

- [Create packages](/docs/packaging-applications/create-packages)
- [Build servers](/docs/packaging-applications/build-servers)
- [Package repositories](/docs/packaging-applications/package-repositories)
- [Create packages](/docs/packaging-applications/create-packages)
- [Build servers](/docs/packaging-applications/build-servers)
- [Package repositories](/docs/packaging-applications/package-repositories)