# Publishing a web application

A web application is like any other application that you can publish using the standard application publishing functionality. However, to simplify publishing of straight URL links to web applications, a separate publishing item type is available that allows you to accomplish this task with minimal number of steps.

To publish a web application:

1. In the RAS Console, select the **Publishing** category and then click the **Add** icon below the **Published Resources** tree (or right-click inside the **Published Resources** box and click **Add** in the context menu). This will launch the publishing wizard.

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2. On the **Select Item Type** wizard page, select **Web Application** and click **Next.**
3. On the **Server Type** page, select the server type from which to publish and click **Next**.

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**Note:** Resources published from the local device load faster than resources published from other servers. This is possible because Parallels RAS does not have to connect to the servers via RDP.
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4. On the **Publish From** page, select the server(s) to publish from. Note that if you have just one server or selected **Local Device** on the previous step, the **Publish From** page will not appear. 
5. On the **Web Application** wizard page that opens, specify the web application name, description, window state, and the URL. Select the **Force to use Internet Explorer** option if needed. To browse for a specific application icon, click **Change Icon**. 
6. (Local device publishing only) You can check that the application can be accessed by clicking the **Test** button and start an application as soon as a user logs in by selecting the **Start automatically when user logs on** option.
7. (VDI only) Select the **Persistent** option to make a guest VM persistent. For more info, see Persistent guest VMs.
8. (Remote PC only) Click the **\[...]** button in the **Remote PC Settings** section to select a Remote PC from which the application should be published. In the box that opens, double-click a PC to select it.
9. On the next page, specify the initial status of the resource. Choose from **Enabled** (end users can launch the resource), **Disabled** (the resource will not appear in Parallels Client), **In maintenance** (the resource will appear in Parallels Client but users will not be able to launch it). When a resource is in maintenance and a user tries to launch it, they will see a message. To customize the message, click the **Configure** button. For more info, see [**Site defaults (Publishing)**](/landing/ras-admin-guide/parallels-ras-21-administrators-guide/publishing/site-defaults-publishing.md).
10. When done, click **Finish** to publish the application.

When published, the web application will appear in the **Publishing** > **Published Resources list**, just like any other application.


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