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# Trigger on Branch Pushes[¶](#trigger-on-branch-pushes "Permanent link")

A branch automation starts a build every time you push to a matching branch. It's the right choice for continuous builds — for example, a fresh QA build on every push to `main`, or a build for each of your `release/*` branches — so the latest code is always built without anyone clicking a button.

## Create the automation[¶](#create-the-automation "Permanent link")

1. Open the [Automations](https://console.cloud.capawesome.io/apps/%5F/automations) page and click **Create Automation**.
2. Set the **Trigger Type** to **Branch**.
3. Set the **Trigger Pattern** to the branch name to match. A pattern can be an exact name like `main`, or a glob like `release/*` to match every release branch. See the [pattern syntax](/docs/cloud/automations/reference/#trigger-pattern-syntax) for all options.
4. Choose the **Platform** (Android, iOS, or Web) and any [build settings](/docs/cloud/automations/attach-build-settings/).

Every push to a matching branch now starts a build. Capawesome Cloud registers a webhook on your repository automatically — see [Set up the Git webhook](/docs/cloud/automations/webhooks/) if you ever need to configure it manually.

## Narrow down which pushes build[¶](#narrow-down-which-pushes-build "Permanent link")

Branches can be busy, and you won't want a build for every commit. To skip some pushes, add a [commit-message filter](/docs/cloud/automations/filter-by-commit-message/) — for example, to skip documentation-only commits with `[skip ci]`, or to build only when the message matches a pattern.

## Next steps[¶](#next-steps "Permanent link")

* [Attach build settings](/docs/cloud/automations/attach-build-settings/) — sign, configure, and target the triggered builds.
* [Filter by commit message](/docs/cloud/automations/filter-by-commit-message/) — control exactly which pushes build.
* [Auto-publish a Live Update](/docs/cloud/automations/auto-publish-live-update/) — turn a branch automation into an over-the-air release pipeline.

June 8, 2026 

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