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# Canvas App Process

In the process of creating, publishing, installing, and running a canvas app, there are actions required by the developer, the administrator, and the user, as shown in the following diagram.

![Canvas App Process Overview](https://developer.salesforce.com/media/canvas-framework/canvas_app_process.png)

Once the user is authenticated inside the Canvas app, the browser may restrict the app from receiving third-party cookies or using local storage. See [Alternatives to Cookies for User Tracking](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/canvas-framework/using/canvas-app-iframe-considerations.md).

**See Also**  


-   [Introducing Canvas](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/canvas-framework/guide/canvas-framework-intro.md)
-   [Quick Start](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/canvas-framework/quick-start-simple/quick-start-simple-intro.md)
-   [Quick Start—Advanced](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/canvas-framework/quick-start/quick-start-intro.md)
-   [Canvas Personal App Process](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/canvas-framework/guide/canvas-personal-app-process.md)
-   [Enabling Canvas Personal Apps within an Organization](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/canvas-framework/guide/canvas-personal-app-enable-org.md)
-   [Package the Connected App for Canvas](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/canvas-framework/quick-start/quick-start-package-canvas-app.md)