# Deploying a Form to Start a New Data Collection Project
**Last updated:** <a href="https://github.com/kobotoolbox/docs/blob/a14700f771e43d4c8576ee8081f23d197cdd5110/source/deploy_form_new_project.md" class="reference">24 Sep 2025</a>

Once you are ready to begin starting or piloting your data collection for a
particular project, click the **Deploy** button to make the form live and allow
data collection to begin.

You can edit your form as many times as you like by clicking on the pencil icon
**(1)**, which takes you to the formbuilder, or by downloading the XLSForm and
replace the form **(2)** after you make the needed changes.

![image](/images/deploy_form_new_project/deploy.jpg)

## Redeploying your form

You can save and deploy your project, make edits, and then redeploy your form to
make the changes live - as many times as you like.

You will be prompted to redeploy your form when you have made changes to your
form that are not yet public.

![image](/images/deploy_form_new_project/redeploy.jpg)

After redeploying your form to make the changes live, you will then have access
to the previous versions of your form, which can be cloned to create new
projects.

![image](/images/deploy_form_new_project/previous_versions.png)

## Using KoboCollect

If you are using [KoboCollect](https://support.kobotoolbox.org/kobocollect_on_android_latest.html) on an Android device and you redeploy your form,
you will need to [download the latest version](https://support.kobotoolbox.org/data_collection_kobocollect.html#downloading-forms) of the form when connected to the internet to use the updated version.