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docs: update FAQ to reflect new plugins option
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pvdlg committed Nov 9, 2018
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See the [CI configuration recipes](../recipes/README.md#ci-configurations) for more details on specific CI environments.

In addition you will need to configure the **semantic-release** [plugins](../usage/plugins.md#plugins) to:
- Disable the [`@semantic-release/npm`](https://github.com/semantic-release/npm) plugin
- Define plugins for the [verifyConditions](../usage/plugins.md#verifyconditions-plugin), [prepare](../usage/plugins.md#prepare-plugin) and [publish](../usage/plugins.md#publish-plugin) steps to release on your package registry. The [`@semantic-release/exec`](https://github.com/semantic-release/exec) plugin is recommended for situation where a release can be done with a shell command.
In addition you will need to configure the **semantic-release** [plugins](../usage/plugins.md#plugins) to disable the [`@semantic-release/npm`](https://github.com/semantic-release/npm) plugin which is used by default and use a plugin for your project type.

Here is a basic example to create [GitHub releases](https://help.github.com/articles/about-releases) and use shell command to publish:
If there is no specific plugin for your project type you can use the [`@semantic-release/exec`](https://github.com/semantic-release/exec) plugin to publish the release with a shell command.

Here is a basic example to create [GitHub releases](https://help.github.com/articles/about-releases) and use a shell command to publish:

```json
{
"verifyConditions": ["@semantic-release/github"],
"prepare": [
{
"path": "@semantic-release/exec",
"cmd": "set-version ${nextRelease.version}"
}
],
"publish": [
"plugins": [
"@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
"@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
"@semantic-release/github",
{
"path": "@semantic-release/exec",
"cmd": "publish-package"
}
],
["@semantic-release/exec", {
"prepareCmd" : "set-version ${nextRelease.version}",
"publishCmd" : "publish-package"
}]
]
}
```

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## Can I use semantic-release with any Git hosted environment?

By default **semantic-release** uses the [`@semantic-release/github`](https://github.com/semantic-release/github) plugin to publish a [GitHub release](https://help.github.com/articles/about-releases). For other Git hosted environment the [`@semantic-release/git`](https://github.com/semantic-release/git) and [`@semantic-release/changelog`](https://github.com/semantic-release/changelog) plugins can be used via [plugins configuration](../usage/plugins.md#configuration).
By default **semantic-release** uses the [`@semantic-release/github`](https://github.com/semantic-release/github) plugin to publish a [GitHub release](https://help.github.com/articles/about-releases). For other Git hosted environment the [`@semantic-release/git`](https://github.com/semantic-release/git) and [`@semantic-release/changelog`](https://github.com/semantic-release/changelog) plugins can be used via [plugins configuration](../usage/plugins.md).

See the [`@semantic-release/git`](https://github.com/semantic-release/git#semantic-releasegit) [`@semantic-release/changelog`](https://github.com/semantic-release/changelog#semantic-releasechangelog) plugins documentation for more details.

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