Deploying applications

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  • Updated March 12, 2026
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  • Deliver your application to users by publishing it to a live production environment.

    Deploying applications on the Next Experience

    Manage deployments using pipelines in AEMC
    The App Engine Management Center (AEMC) provides a unified experience for deploying custom applications built in App Engine Studio, Creator Studio, and ServiceNow Studio. AEMC uses Pipelines and Deployments to move applications between instances as they are prepared for release. In AEMC, you can customize your pipeline, review, approve, and reject deployment requests, and schedule deployments all in one centralized location.
    ReleaseOps
    ReleaseOps is now integrated into App Engine Management Center (AEMC). With ReleaseOps, you can deploy changes across instances via update sets and leverage the power of ServiceNow Playbook, Automated Test Framework (ATF) test suites, and Instance Scan, enabling you to deploy changes with greater ease and confidence.

    Deploying applications in the Core UI

    ServiceNow application repository
    The ServiceNow Application Repository is a central location for all scoped applications that are published by all ServiceNow customers. After you develop and test a custom application, you can make the application available to company instances by publishing it to this repository.
    System update sets
    An update set is a group of configuration changes that can be moved from one instance to another. This feature enables administrators to group a series of changes into a named set and then move them as a unit to other systems for testing or deployment.