The release resource file is to be called Name.rel.

The .rel file contains one single Erlang term, which is called a release specification. The file has the following syntax:

{release, {RelName,Vsn}, {erts, EVsn},
  [{Application, AppVsn} |
   {Application, AppVsn, Type} |
   {Application, AppVsn, IncApps} |
   {Application, AppVsn, Type, IncApps}]}.

RelName = string()

Release name.

Vsn = string()

Release version.

EVsn = string()

ERTS version the release is intended for.

Application = atom()

Name of an application included in the release.

AppVsn = string()

Version of an application included in the release.

Type = permanent | transient | temporary | load | none

Start type of an application included in the release.

If Type = permanent | transient | temporary, the application is loaded and started in the corresponding way, see application(3).

If Type = load, the application is only loaded.

If Type = none, the application is not loaded and not started, although the code for its modules is loaded.

Defaults to permanent

IncApps = [atom()]

A list of applications that are included by an application included in the release. The list must be a subset of the included applications specified in the application resource file (Application.app) and overrides this value. Defaults to the same value as in the application resource file.

application(3), relup(4), systools(3)