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-# Alternate Cask Taps
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-## Background
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-Homebrew-Cask is an open system, built on Homebrew’s Tap conventions.
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-Anyone can set up alternative Taps to serve Casks which are not part of the main repository.
-
-## Uses
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-Possible uses of this feature include:
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-* Private repositories.
-* Testing and development.
-* Casks that have not yet been accepted.
-* Casks that were rejected.1
-
-## Instructions
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-1. Create a repository on GitHub following the convention `homebrew-`.
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-2. Create a directory `Casks` at the top level of your new repository.
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-3. Populate the `Casks` directory with Cask files.
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-4. Push the content to GitHub.
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-5. Tap the repository using the command `brew tap /`.
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-1 While we strive to be inclusive, sometimes this does happen: [#3954](https://github.com/caskroom/homebrew-cask/pull/3954) .