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Selecting Publish starts a short pipeline that takes your app live. This page covers what happens during publishing, how to update your app, and where to manage it once it’s live.

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The publishing stages

Publishing runs through five stages and usually takes a minute or two:
  1. Provision: Replit prepares the cloud resources your app needs.
  2. Security Scan: Replit checks your app for security issues before it goes live.
  3. Build: Your app is compiled and prepared for production.
  4. Bundle: The built app is packaged for deployment.
  5. Promote: The new version goes live at your URL.
When the stages complete, your app is live. Select the URL in the Publishing tool to open it.

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Update your app

Select Publish again after making changes. Your app updates at the same URL, and visitors get the latest version the next time they load it. You never need to share a new link.

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Manage your live app

The Publishing tool is also where you manage the app after it’s live:
  • Monitor its health: Track whether your app is online, view logs, and check resource usage. Learn more about monitoring.
  • See who’s visiting: The Analytics tab shows traffic to your published app.
  • Change who has access: Switch between public and restricted access at any time. Learn more about app access.
  • Connect a domain: Give your app a custom web address. Learn more about custom domains.

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Next steps