# Amazon CodePipeline in Amazon Web Services in China
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Amazon CodePipeline (CodePipeline) is a continuous delivery service you can use to model, visualize, and automate the steps required to release your software. You can quickly model and configure the different stages of a software release process. CodePipeline automates the steps required to release your software changes continuously.

## Region availability
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 CodePipeline is available in the following regions in China:
+ Beijing Region
+ Ningxia Region

## How Amazon CodePipeline differs
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The following differences apply to Amazon CodePipeline:
+  CodePipeline cross-region actions are only available between the China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia) Regions.
+ You cannot create notification rules for CodePipeline in the China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia) Regions. Amazon CodeStar Notifications is not available in the China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia) Regions.
+ The following actions/provider types are not available:
  +  `CodeStarSourceConnection` source action for Bitbucket, GitHub, and GitHub Enterprise Server connections
  + Amazon CloudFormation StackSets deploy action
  + Amazon Device Farm test action
  + Amazon Step Functions invoke action
  + GitHub version 1 source action
  + Jenkins build action
  + Snyk invoke action

## Documentation
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+  [Amazon CodePipeline User Guide](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/codepipeline/latest/userguide/) 
+  [Amazon CodePipeline API Reference](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/codepipeline/latest/APIReference/)