# add

## Description

* Add a mobile application binary to the binary store

## Syntax

`ern binarystore add <descriptor> <pathToBinary>`

**Arguments**

`<descriptor>`

* A complete native application descriptor (ex: `myapp:android:1.0.0`), representing the native application version associated to this binary.

`<pathToBinary>`

* Relative or absolute path to the binary to add to the binary store. For an `Android` binary the path should point to a `.apk` file, whereas of `iOS` it should point to a `.app`.

**Options**

`--flavor`

* Custom flavor to attach to this binary.
* The binary of a specific application version (for ex `1.0.0`) can have different flavors, representing different build types of the same application version (for example `Dev`/`Prod`/`QA` ...).

## Remarks

* This command will only work if the following conditions are met:
  * A binary store server is running
  * There is an active Cauldron
  * The active Cauldron contains proper configuration of the binary store
* If a binary already exists in the store for the targeted native application version, it will be replaced.

## Related commands

[ern binarystore get](https://native.electrode.io/v0.40/cli-commands/binarystore/get) | Get a native application binary from the binary store\
\[ern binarystore remove] | Remove a native application binary from the binary store

\[ern binarystore remove]: ./remove.md


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