# DistributedApplicationOperation

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.md)
- Version: `13.4.0`
- Kind: `enum`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire)

Describes the context in which the AppHost is being executed.

## Definition

```typescript
enum DistributedApplicationOperation {
  Run = 0,
  Publish = 1,
}
```

## Values

- `Run` = `0`
- `Publish` = `1`