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# Push certificates

Before you can send your first push message, you need to prepare your iOS app

* your app needs to be published successfully to the Apple App Store
* you need to add a Push Certificate to your app

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This article explains you how to create and upload Apple push certificates. This can be done after your app is published to the Apple App Store.

1. Open the **Publish dashboard**
2. Click on the **V** next to **Edit Store Info** to open the dropdown and Select **View push certificates**\
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3. Click **Add new** in the top right corner top open this wizard:\
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4. Click the button to **Download your Apple push certificate signing request** file
5. Remember the name of the Bundle Identifier in the grey box on this screen.
6. Click the **button at Step 2**.\
   This will open your developers account at Apple at the Identifiers screen. You might need to login before seeing that screen.\
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7. **Search** for the row where the identifier matches the Bundle identifier name shown in the wizard  in AppMachine mentioned in step 5. Click on that row.<br>
8. Scroll down in the page Edit your app configuration till you see **Push notifications** and click the **Configure** button on that row\
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9. Click on the **Create Certificate** button in the Production SSL certificate area\
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10. Click the **Choose File** button at the bottom\
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11. **Upload** the cert.SigningRequest file which you just downloaded from AppMachine in your Downloads folder\
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12. Click **Continue**&#x20;
13. Click **Download**\
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14. Activate the tab with AppMachine and click **Continue**
15. Click **Select File** and select the aps.cer file which you just download from Apple\
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16. Click **Upload**\
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17. Congratulations, you just configured your Apple app to receive push messages.\
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18. Select **Push message** in the left side navigation to start sending your first Push message.\
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