# Publishing local applications

To publish a local application, follow the below procedure:

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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**Note:** If the wizard has all options disabled, it means that there are no resources (servers) in the Farm from which publishing can be configured.
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2. On the **Select Item Type** wizard page, select **Application** and click **Next.**
3. On the **Select Server Type** page, select **Local Device** and click **Next.**
4. On the **Application** page, specify the application settings as follows:
   * **Name**. Choose and type a name for the application.
   * **Description**. Type an optional description.
   * **Start automatically when user logs on.** Select this option if you want to start an application as soon as a user logs on. This option works on desktop versions of Parallels Client only.
   * **Change Icon**. Change the application icon (optional).
   * **Target**. Specify the application executable path and file name.
   * **Start in**. If the **Target** field is valid, this field will be populated automatically. You can specify your own path if needed.
   * **Parameters**. If the application accepts startup parameters, you can specify them in this field.
   * **Run**. Select the application window state (normal window, minimized, maximized).
5. Click **Next**.
6. (Optional) On the **Alternate access by URL** page, specify the URL to the web version of the application. Parallels RAS will launch the web version if it cannot access the locally installed application.
7. Click **Next**.
8. 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).
9. When done, click **Finish** to publish the application.


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