You can either upload and activate plugin through UI or just place it in specific folder on Server. Either options works fine.
Upload and Activate Plugins using UI
The FlexDeploy installation comes with plugins which are ready to be uploaded as required. To install a plugin, select Administration -> Plugins from the menu.
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Flexagon may from time to time provide new plugins, or provide updates to existing plugins, and make them available independent of a FlexDeploy upgrade. This approach allows faster plugin delivery which is not tied to product release timelines.
Auto Upload
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This is useful when you are upgrading FlexDeploy, as there may be many new plugins or versions available as part of new FlexDeploy release. This option can also be used for one single plugin version upload as well.
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