managing-apps-services.html.md.erb

---
title: Managing Apps and Services
owner: Tanzu Application Service Release Engineering
---

This topic describes how to create and manage apps and services on <%= vars.app_runtime_full %> (<%= vars.app_runtime_short %>).

<p class="note warning">
  <strong>Warning:</strong> Consult the <a href="release-notes.html#known-issues">Known Issues</a> section for details on limitations of the application developer experience.
</p>


## <a id='push-app'></a> Pushing an Application

One of the primary activities for developer users of
<%= vars.app_runtime_short %> is to push an application to the platform.
For more information, see
[Pushing an App](https://docs.pivotal.io/application-service/devguide/deploy-apps/deploy-app.html)
in the _<%= vars.standard_runtime_name %> Administrator Guide_.


## <a id='provision-bind-services'></a> Provision and Bind Service Instances

Many apps running on <%= vars.app_runtime_short %> depend on external services such as databases or message queues.
<%= vars.app_runtime_short %> allows developers to provision such services through its services marketplaces and to bind them to apps automatically.
For more information about provisioning and binding services, see
[Managing Service Instances with the cf CLI](https://docs.pivotal.io/application-service/devguide/services/managing-services.html)
in the _<%= vars.standard_runtime_name %> Administrator Guide_.


## <a id='rolling-app-deploy'></a> Perform a Rolling App Deployment

<%= vars.app_runtime_short %> supports updating applications to a new version by gradual replacement of application instances,
often called a rolling deployment. For more information about performing a rolling app deployment, see
[Rolling App Deployments](https://docs.pivotal.io/application-service/devguide/deploy-apps/rolling-deploy.html)
in the _<%= vars.standard_runtime_name %> Administrator Guide_.