---
title: "Publications"
description: "Manage publications by adding rules to seamlessly deploy approved content from the master branch to any deployment target. (Gitana 4.0)"
product: "Gitana"
version: "4.0"
url: "/documentation/gitana/4.0/engine/publishing/publications"
---

# Publications

Publications tell the system whenever content on the "master" branch goes into the "Approved" state, it should be pushed out to the deployment target.

Once you Add a Rule to the Project, the content from the Selected `Branch` will be published to the Selected `Deployment Target` and its Lifecycle State will change to `Approved`.

To Add Publication:

- Go to Manage Project Publication Settings
- Click on `Publications`
- Click on `Add a Rule`

![publications.png](/documentation/gitana/4.0/engine/publishing/publications/publications.png)

- How content is selected for publishing: either by branch or Lifecycle State.
    
- From the Deployment Targets created Selected the target where you want to deploy the content and then Add Publication.
    

This action creates a Deployment Strategy and makes the Project ready to deploy from a Source Branch to the Deployment Target.