# Manage custom image creation in Image Builder through a repeatable pipeline process
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Image Builder image pipelines provide an automation framework for creating and maintaining custom AMIs and container images. Pipelines deliver the following functionality:
+ Assemble the base image, build and test components for image customization, infrastructure configuration, and distribution settings.
+ Facilitate scheduling for automated maintenance processes using the `Schedule builder` in the console wizard, or entering cron expressions for recurring updates to your images.
+ Enable change detection for the base image and components, to automatically skip scheduled builds when there are no changes.
+ Enable rule-based automation through Amazon EventBridge.
**Note**  
For more information about using the EventBridge API to view or change rules, see the [Amazon EventBridge API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/latest/APIReference/). For more information about using EventBridge **events** commands in the AWS CLI to view or change rules, see [events](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/events/) in the *AWS CLI Command Reference*.

**Topics**
+ [Configure pipeline execution settings for image pipelines](schedule-pipeline.md)
+ [List and view pipeline details](pipeline-details.md)
+ [Create and update AMI image pipelines](ami-image-pipelines.md)
+ [Create and update container image pipelines](container-image-pipelines.md)
+ [Configure image pipeline workflows in Image Builder](pipeline-workflows.md)
+ [Use EventBridge rules with Image Builder pipelines](ev-rules-for-pipeline.md)