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Install and connect

Install or update the Superluminal Blender add-on, then connect it to the correct account and organization.

Updated 2026-08-04

Authentication runs through your browser. No credentials pass through Blender.

Install the add-on

Blender Preferences on the Add-ons section with the Superluminal add-on installed and enabled

*Search finds the add-on. The header menu holds Install from Disk. The checkbox enables it.*

Download the release ZIP

Get the current release from superlumin.al/blender-addon. It resolves the latest GitHub release.

Open Blender preferences

Choose Edit → Preferences → Add-ons. If extension controls differ, use Install from Disk in the add-on menu.

Select the ZIP

Install the archive directly. Do not extract it.

Enable the add-on

Enable Superluminal Render Farm if Blender does not enable it automatically.

Find the panel

Open Render Properties and expand Superluminal Render.

Supported remote versions

The add-on targets Blender 4.0 through 5.2. The farm selects builds by major and minor version, not patch number.

The current add-on requires Blender 4.4 or newer

Run the add-on in Blender 4.4+. Its farm-version picker still targets Blender 4.0 through 5.2.

Connect to Superluminal

The Superluminal Render panel before sign-in with the Connect to Superluminal button

*Connect through the browser first. Password sign-in remains a collapsed fallback.*

  1. Click Connect to Superluminal.
  2. Sign in or confirm the request in the opened browser.
  3. Return to Blender and wait for the connected state.
  4. Select a project, or create one in the web app and refresh.

The collapsed password form is a fallback when the browser flow cannot complete. The password stays in memory only.

Use the intended organization

Projects and render credits are organization-scoped. Confirm the expected project is visible before submitting billable work.

Update safely

  1. Let running submission or download terminals finish first.
  2. Download the current release ZIP.
  3. Install it over the existing add-on using Install from Disk.
  4. Restart Blender if the UI or operators still reflect the previous release.
  5. Open the panel, verify the connection, and run a one-frame test before a deadline-critical job.

If connection fails

  • Confirm the browser completed the authorization flow, not only opened the site.
  • Return to Blender and wait briefly.
  • Reopen Superluminal Render and retry the connection.
  • Use password sign-in only as the fallback.
  • Do not send passwords, access tokens, or a session file to support.