How to Install large packages in AEM using CURL commands?

To install large content packages we always use curl. The largest packages we installed so far about 15GB but it should also work with larger packages.

The CURL command looks like this:

curl -u <user>:<password> \
    -F file=@"name of zip file" \
    -F name="name of package" \ 
    -F force=true \
    -F install=true \
    http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/service.jsp

There are a lot more helpful curl commands. Just google for "AEM curl commands" and you will find a lot of cheat sheets like the following:

Reference: 

Uninstall a bundle (use http://localhost:4505/system/console/bundles to access the Apache Felix web console)
        curl -u admin:admin -daction=uninstall http://localhost:4505/system/console/bundles/"name of bundle"

Install a bundle
        curl -u admin:admin -F action=install -F bundlestartlevel=20 -F 
        bundlefile=@"name of jar.jar" http://localhost:4505/system/console/bundles

Build a bundle
        curl -u admin:admin -F bundleHome=/apps/centrica/bundles/name of bundle -F 
        descriptor=/apps/centrica/bundles/com.centrica.cq.wcm.core-bundle/name_of_bundle.bnd 
        http://localhost:4505/libs/crxde/build

Stop a bundle
        curl -u admin:admin http://localhost:4505/system/console/bundles/org.apache.sling.scripting.jsp 
        -F action=stop

Start a bundle
        curl -u admin:admin http://localhost:4505/system/console/bundles/org.apache.sling.scripting.jsp 
        -F action=start

Delete a node (hierarchy) - (this will delete any directory / node / site)
        curl -X DELETE http://localhost:4505/path/to/node/jcr:content/nodeName -u admin:admin

Upload a package AND install
        curl -u admin:admin -F file=@"name of zip file" -F name="name of package" 
        -F force=true -F install=true http://localhost:4505/crx/packmgr/service.jsp

Upload a package DO NOT install
        curl -u admin:admin -F file=@"name of zip file" -F name="name of package" 
        -F force=true -F install=false http://localhost:4505/crx/packmgr/service.jsp

Rebuild an existing package in CQ
        curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4505:/crx/packmgr/service/.json/etc/packages/name_of_package.zip?cmd=build

Download (the package)
        curl -u admin:admin http://localhost:4505/etc/packages/export/name_of_package.zip > name of local package file

Upload a new package
        curl -u admin:admin -F package=@"name_of_package.zip" http://localhost:4505/crx/packmgr/service/.json/?cmd=upload

Install an existing package
        curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4505/crx/packmgr/service/.json/etc/packages/export/name of package?cmd=install

Activate
        curl -u admin:admin -X POST -F path="/content/path/to/page" -F cmd="activate" http://localhost:4502/bin/replicate.json

Deactivate
        curl -u admin:admin -X POST -F path="/content/path/to/page" -F cmd="deactivate" http://localhost:4502/bin/replicate.json

Tree Activation
        curl -u admin:admin -F cmd=activate -F ignoredeactivated=true -F onlymodified=true 
        -F path=/content/geometrixx http://localhost:4502/etc/replication/treeactivation.html

Lock page
        curl -u admin:admin -X POST -F cmd="lockPage" -F path="/content/path/to/page" -F "_charset_"="utf-8" http://localhost:4502/bin/wcmcommand

Unlock page
        curl -u admin:admin -X POST -F cmd="unlockPage" -F path="/content/path/to/page" -F "_charset_"="utf-8" http://localhost:4502/bin/wcmcommand

Copy page
        curl -u admin:admin -F cmd=copyPage -F destParentPath=/path/to/destination/parent -F srcPath=/path/to/source/locaiton http://localhost:4502/bin/wcmcommand
        
Create Replication Agents
        curl -u admin:admin 'http://localhost:4502/bin/wcmcommand' -H 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8' --data 'cmd=createPage&_charset_=utf-8&parentPath=/etc/replication/agents.author&title=ReplicationAgentTest&label=&template=/libs/cq/replication/templates/agent'
        
Modify Replication Agent
        curl -u admin:admin 'http://localhost:4502/etc/replication/agents.author/publish/jcr:content' 
        -H 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8' 
        --data './sling:resourceType:cq/replication/components/agent
        ./jcr:lastModified:
        ./jcr:lastModifiedBy:
        _charset_:utf-8
        :status:browser
        ./jcr:title:Default Agent
        ./jcr:description:Agent that replicates to the default publish instance.
        ./enabled:true
        ./enabled@Delete:
        ./serializationType:durbo
        ./retryDelay:60001
        ./userId:
        ./logLevel:info
        ./reverseReplication@Delete:
        ./transportUri:http://localhost:4502/bin/receive?sling:authRequestLogin=1
        ./transportUser:admin
        ./transportPassword:{a2e783c38fce5db63df574b413a0820d557bb756e3bf5a6870f63fbfc3961e62}
        ./transportNTLMDomain:
        ./transportNTLMHost:
        ./ssl:
        ./protocolHTTPExpired@Delete:
        ./proxyHost:
        ./proxyPort:
        ./proxyUser:
        ./proxyPassword:
        ./proxyNTLMDomain:
        ./proxyNTLMHost:
        ./protocolInterface:
        ./protocolHTTPMethod:
        ./protocolHTTPHeaders@Delete:
        ./protocolHTTPConnectionClose@Delete:true
        ./protocolConnectTimeout:
        ./protocolSocketTimeout:
        ./protocolVersion:
        ./triggerSpecific@Delete:
        ./triggerModified@Delete:
        ./triggerDistribute@Delete:
        ./triggerOnOffTime@Delete:
        ./triggerReceive@Delete:
        ./noStatusUpdate@Delete:
        ./noVersioning@Delete:
        ./queueBatchMode@Delete:
        ./queueBatchWaitTime:
        ./queueBatchMaxSize:'