rBuilder:Releases

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A release in rBuilder is a collection of builds, each of which can be used to install or image a device as a software appliance. Links to download the builds in a release are available on the project's Releases page.

A release can be unpublished or published. To facilitate testing, unpublished releases are only available to project members for viewing and downloading. Published releases are publically available to all who can access the project in rBuilder.

Only project owners can create and manage releases.

Create a Release

Use the following steps to create a release.

1. Navigate to the rBuilder project.
2. Click Manage Releases from the Project Resources panel.
3. Click Create a new release.
4. Type a name and version number to uniquely identify this release. The version number you enter should distinguish this release from other versions of the same release.
5. Type a description to help other users determine if they want to download this release.
6. In the Release Contents section, check the boxes next to the builds you wish to include in this release. Use the icon next to a build name to expand the section and read more detail about that build. Note: Only builds that are not currently included in another release will be listed as available for inclusion.
7. Click Create Release.
8. Verify a message is displayed indicating a new release was created.

Publish a Release

Project owners on an rBuilder project will have view, edit, publish, and delete links beside unpublished releases on the project's Releases page. A project owner can publish a release to make it available to all rBuilder users, including those who are not members of the project.

Use the following steps to publish a release.

1. Navigate to the rBuilder project.
2. Click Manage Releases from the Project Resources panel.
3. Click publish for the release you wish to publish.
4. Click Yes to confirm your decision at the warning message alerting you that the public will have access to the published release and that changes can only be made if the release is unpublished.
5. Confirm that the options available on the project's Releases page for this release have changed to unpublish.

Unpublish a Release

After a release has been published, project owners on an rBuilder project will have an unpublish links below published releases on the project's Releases page. A project owner may choose to unpublish a release to end its availability to rBuilder users who are not members of the project.

Use the following steps to unpublish a release.

1. Navigate to the rBuilder project.
2. Click Manage Releases from the Project Resources panel.
3. Click upublish for the release you wish to unpublish.
4. Click Yes to confirm your decision at the warning message alerting you that unpublishing a release will hide the release from the public and allow you to edit its contents.
5. Confirm that the options available on the project's Releases page for this release have changed to edit, publish, and delete.