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title: Attach Build Settings to an Automation
description: Configure the build type, build stack, signing certificate, native configuration, environment, store destination, and Live Update channel for builds triggered by a Capawesome Cloud automation.
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# Attach Build Settings

A triggered build is just a build — so it takes the same settings a manual build does. Attaching them to the automation means every build it kicks off is configured exactly how you want, with nothing to set per release.

| Setting | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Build type** | The [type of build](../native-builds/build-types.md) to create. |
| **Build stack** | The [build stack](../native-builds/build-stacks.md) to build on. |
| **Signing certificate** | The [certificate](../native-builds/certificates/index.md) to sign the build with. |
| **Native configuration** | The [native configuration](../native-builds/native-configurations.md) to build with. |
| **Environment** | The [environment](../native-builds/environments.md) (variables and secrets) for the build. |
| **Store destination** | A [store destination](../app-store-publishing/destinations/index.md) to submit the build to — see [Auto-submit to a store](auto-submit.md). |
| **Channel** | A [Live Update channel](../live-updates/channels.md) to publish a web build to — see [Auto-publish a Live Update](auto-publish-live-update.md). |

A few settings are tied to the platform you picked: a **Channel** applies to **Web** automations, while a **Store destination**, **Signing certificate**, **Native configuration**, and **Build type** apply to the **Android** and **iOS** builds you submit to the stores.

## From a build to a pipeline

Most settings shape the build itself, but **Store destination** and **Channel** go one step further — they tell the automation what to do *after* the build succeeds. Attach one and the automation becomes a full pipeline: Git event → build → submit or publish, with no manual steps in between.

## Next steps

- [Auto-submit to a store](auto-submit.md) — attach a destination for a build-and-submit pipeline.
- [Auto-publish a Live Update](auto-publish-live-update.md) — attach a channel for an over-the-air pipeline.
- [Automations reference](reference.md#build-settings) — every build-settings field at a glance.