# Publishing your program

When you are done with your program and ready to release it to your users, simply click Publish from the Program actions menu in the Programs screen:

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It might take a few seconds for a program to be published, when it is published you'll see a notification in the bottom left hand corner, and a PUBLISHED label in the top right hand corner (see below):

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When a program is published, it will appear immediately in your end users' apps in their Programs screen.&#x20;

Also when a program is published, any meals that are referenced will have a special indicator telling you that the meal is "live" and visible to end users.

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**IMPORTANT**: If you make any updates to your program, remember to publish the program again so that your end users can see your updates.

If you want to delete this recipe, you'll need to unpublish the program first before deleting it.

To unpublish a program, simply select the Program actions menu and select Unpublish.


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