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# GitHub statuses

In Account Settings, you can configure Release to create GitHub statuses when your environments are created and deployed.

Under the **Source Control** tab in Account Settings:

![](https://585411240-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M1neGLLQ0sDXeK6ooSo%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-362cbe5bcd30837438c9cbd4bbd1e2356ff5ea78%2Fgithub-settings-2.png?alt=media)

The "Pull Request status updates" setting is on by default. If you're unfamiliar with GitHub statuses, please refer to the GitHub [status](https://docs.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/about-status-checks) documentation.

Release will create two status types: one for builds and one for environments.

![](https://585411240-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M1neGLLQ0sDXeK6ooSo%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-bb194354c2a08967232b15839d4986a9d64909e3%2Fgithub_status.png?alt=media)

The format of the status is `Release / <Status Type>: <App Name>`. The **Details** link will take you to Release where you can view the details and logs of the build or the environment.


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