--- description: Understand Live Update bundles in Capawesome Cloud β€” the packaged web assets delivered over-the-air to your Capacitor and Cordova apps. title: Live Update Bundles - Capawesome image: https://capawesome.io/docs/assets/images/social/cloud/live-updates/bundles.png --- [Skip to content ](#bundles) [πŸ” Introducing the **Capacitor Vault** plugin β€” store secrets behind biometrics or a device passcode. ](/blog/announcing-the-capacitor-vault-plugin/) * [ SDKs ](/docs/sdks/) * [ Formbricks ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/formbricks/) * [ Geocoder ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/geocoder/) * [ Google Sign-In ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/google-sign-in/) * [ Grafana Faro ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/grafana-faro/) * [ libSQL ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/libsql/) * [ Live Update ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/live-update/) * [ Managed Configurations ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/managed-configurations/) * [ Media Session ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/media-session/) * [ ML Kit ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/mlkit/) * [ Navigation Bar 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](https://docs.github.com/en/discussions/collaborating-with-your-community-using-discussions/participating-in-a-discussion#creating-a-discussion) * [ Blog ](/blog/) * Categories # Bundles[ΒΆ](#bundles "Permanent link") A **bundle** (a "Live Update") is the packaged web assets β€” HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images β€” of your app, deployed to a [channel](/docs/cloud/live-updates/channels/) in Capawesome Cloud. Because a bundle contains only web assets and no native code, it can be delivered to your users without an app store review. See [Binary-Compatible Changes](/docs/cloud/live-updates/binary-compatible-changes/) for exactly what a bundle can and cannot change. For how bundles relate to channels, deployments, and devices β€” and the full path from publishing to applying an update β€” see [How Live Updates Work](/docs/cloud/live-updates/how-it-works/). ## Create a bundle[ΒΆ](#create-a-bundle "Permanent link") There are two ways to get a bundle into Capawesome Cloud: * **Build in the cloud or upload** from your machine β€” see [Publish an update](/docs/cloud/live-updates/publish/). * **Register a self-hosted bundle** by URL β€” see [Self-host bundles](/docs/cloud/live-updates/self-hosting/). ## Custom properties[ΒΆ](#custom-properties "Permanent link") You can attach custom properties to a bundle β€” for example a version number or release notes β€” and read them in your app. `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-1)npx @capawesome/cli apps:liveupdates:upload --custom-property key1=value1 --custom-property key2=value2 ` Read them with `fetchLatestBundle()`: CapacitorCordova `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-1)import { LiveUpdate } from "@capawesome/capacitor-live-update"; [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-2) [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-3)const { customProperties } = await LiveUpdate.fetchLatestBundle(); [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-4)// customProperties = { key1: "value1", key2: "value2" } ` `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-1)const { customProperties } = await cordova.plugins.LiveUpdate.fetchLatestBundle(); [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-2)// customProperties = { key1: "value1", key2: "value2" } ` Custom properties can be updated at any time from the [Console](https://console.cloud.capawesome.io/) or the [CLI](/docs/cloud/cli/). ## Versioned bundles[ΒΆ](#versioned-bundles "Permanent link") A Live Update may only reach devices whose native binary can run it β€” see [Binary-Compatible Changes](/docs/cloud/live-updates/binary-compatible-changes/) for why this matters and how it compares to [versioned channels](/docs/cloud/live-updates/channels/#versioned-channels). Versioned bundles enforce this without extra channels: attach a native version range to each upload, and Capawesome Cloud only serves the bundle to devices inside that range. Use the `--android-min` / `--android-max` / `--ios-min` / `--ios-max` flags on [apps:liveupdates:upload](/docs/cloud/cli/commands/#appsliveupdatesupload): `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-1)npx @capawesome/cli apps:liveupdates:upload \ [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-2) --channel production \ [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-3) --android-min 6 \ [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-4) --ios-min 6 ` This bundle reaches only devices on Android `versionCode` 6 or higher and iOS `CFBundleVersion` 6 or higher. To exclude a single native version instead of setting a range, use `--android-eq` / `--ios-eq` β€” the bundle is then served to every device except those on the exact version code you specify. For example, suppose a web bundle is compatible with Android `versionCode` 4 through 6, but version 5 already ships that exact bundle baked into its native binary. You can target the range and skip version 5 in one upload: `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-4-1)npx @capawesome/cli apps:liveupdates:upload \ [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-4-2) --channel production \ [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-4-3) --android-min 4 \ [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-4-4) --android-max 6 \ [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-4-5) --android-eq 5 ` Devices on `versionCode` 4 and 6 receive the update, while version 5 is left alone because it already includes the bundle. The same flags are available on [apps:liveupdates:register](/docs/cloud/cli/commands/#appsliveupdatesregister) for self-hosted bundles. ## Next steps[ΒΆ](#next-steps "Permanent link") * [Publish an update](/docs/cloud/live-updates/publish/) β€” ship a new bundle to your users. * [Manage channels](/docs/cloud/live-updates/channels/) β€” control which devices receive which bundles. * [How Live Updates Work](/docs/cloud/live-updates/how-it-works/) β€” see how bundles fit into the bigger picture. June 15, 2026 Back to top