---
title: "Example Publishing Setup"
description: "Learn how to configure a typical publishing setup and manage projects with ease in our step-by-step guide. (Gitana 4.0)"
product: "Gitana"
version: "4.0"
url: "/documentation/gitana/4.0/engine/publishing/example-setup"
---

# Example Publishing Setup

The following are the steps to config a typical Publishing setup (Publish and Unpublish):

## Step 1: Create Projects

Create two projects

1.  Create an **"Authoring"** project
    
2.  Create a **"Live"** Project
    

## Step 2 : Create a Deployment Target

Deployment Target is the endpoint where the package will be deployed or sent.

- Go to **Platform**
    
- Go to **Deployments Targets** under `Deployments` Left Navigation Menu
    
- Click on **Create a Deployment Target**
    
    **Title** : "Live Web Site"
    
    **Deployment Target Type** : "Branch"
    

![deploymentTarget.png](/documentation/gitana/4.0/engine/publishing/example-setup/deploymentTarget.png)

- Click on Next
    
- For Deployment Target Configuration:
    

![deploymentTarget2.png](/documentation/gitana/4.0/engine/publishing/example-setup/deploymentTarget2.png)

- Select the Target Project which in this case is Project **Live**

![deploymentTarget3.png](/documentation/gitana/4.0/engine/publishing/example-setup/deploymentTarget3.png)

- Select the Branch of Live Project

![deploymentTarget4.png](/documentation/gitana/4.0/engine/publishing/example-setup/deploymentTarget4.png)

- Click on Create

![deploymentTarget5.png](/documentation/gitana/4.0/engine/publishing/example-setup/deploymentTarget5.png)

You can set up the target endpoints as Amazon S3 bucket, FTP servers, File System or any CloudCMS branches on same cluster or some remote cluster located in another data center somewhere else in the world.

Following is an example to set-up a **Deployment Target** that uploads to **Amazon S3 Bucket**

![s3-1.png](/documentation/gitana/4.0/engine/publishing/example-setup/s3-1.png)

Provide all the required information like the Access Key, Secret Key, Region and Bucket Name.

![s3-2.png](/documentation/gitana/4.0/engine/publishing/example-setup/s3-2.png)

## Step 3 : Enable Publishing for Authoring Project

To publish the content from Authoring project to Live Project :

- Go to **Authoring** project
    
- Go to **Manage Project**
    
- Go to **Publishing** in the\` Left Navigation Menu
    
- Check **Enable Publishing for this Project** and Click on **Save**
    

This will automatically set up :

1.  Lifecycle States `draft`, `approved` states
    
2.  Authoring/Production preview endpoints
    
3.  Add the simple Workflow Models for `Publish` and `Unpublish` workflows to the project.
    

For more information and to configure these settings, please go through our [Publishing](/documentation/gitana/4.0/engine/publishing/overview.md) documentation.

## Step 4 : Add a Publication For Publish

This will tell the system that whenever content on “master” branch of **Authoring** project goes to `Live` state, it should be pushed to the **Live Website** target deployment i.e the **Live** Project.

- In the Authoring Project, go to `Manage Project` and select **Publishing** and then **Rules**
    
- Click on **Add a Rule**
    
    **Lifecycle State** : `Approved`
    
    **Deployment Targets** : Select `Live Website` Deployment Target
    
- Click on **Add Publication**
    

![addPublication.png](/documentation/gitana/4.0/engine/publishing/example-setup/addPublication.png)

## Step 5 : Add a Publication For Unpublish

This will tell the system that whenever content on “master” branch of **Authoring** project goes to `Archive` state , it should be deleted from the **Live Website** target deployment i.e the **Live** Project.

- In the Authoring Project, go to `Manage Project` and select **Publishing** and then **Rules**
    
- Click on **Add a Rule**
    
    **State** : `draft`
    
    **Deployment Targets** : Select `Live Website` Deployment Target
    
- Click on **Add Publication**
    

![addPublication2.png](/documentation/gitana/4.0/engine/publishing/example-setup/addPublication2.png)

## Publishing / Unpublishing Content from Authoring Project to the Live Project

You still have to run a Publish action or an Unpublish action to trigger the actual operation. If you're in an editorial workflow, then this is done at the end of the workflow as a convenience step.

Follow all the above steps to set-up Publishing for Authoring Project:

- Go back to the **"Authoring"** Project
- Click on any Content you wish to publish
- From Overview -> Actions -> Publish or Unpublish

![publishing2.png](/documentation/gitana/4.0/engine/publishing/example-setup/publishing2.png)

- To verify the content has been published to (or unpublished from) the Live Project, Go to **Live** Project, Go to the published content and verify the content has been deployed.