setup-and-deploy-new-project-to-staging.mo

NOTE

This standard replaces [MO] Deploy to staging with HockeyApp, deprecated by @felixmeziere on January 28.

Reason: HockeyApp is meant to be deprecated by AppCenter. AppCenter is the new HockeyApp and there is no loss of functionality.

Owner: Felix Meziere

Prerequisites

• Have you entire environment setup

• Generating a new SSH key and adding it to the ssh-agent: (https://help.github.com/articles/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent/)

Steps

FRIENDLY ADVICE

Remember to commit after each step

1. Setup your React Native App

react-native init <projectName>
cd <projectName>
# First Commit

2. Setup Fastlane

yo rn-toolbox:fastlane-setup
# Second Commit

Answers

• Please confirm the project name: <Press Enter>

• Commit keystore files?: Y

• Overwrite : <Press Enter>

3. Setup Staging Env

yo rn-toolbox:fastlane-env
# Third Commit

Answers

• Please confirm the project name: <Press Enter>

• The name for this new environment (lowercase, no space): staging

• The name of your repository Git branch for the environment just set: <Press Enter>

• The name of the company which will be

  publishing this application: Bam

• Which platform will you use for deployment?: AppCenter

• The iOS app name for this environment. Name should be different from the Android app and not contain spaces: <AppName>-ios-S

• The Android app name for this environment. Name should be different from the Android app and not contain spaces: <AppName>-android-S

• The App Id for this environment: tech.bam.<projectname>.staging

• The type of certificate you will be using: In House (Enterprise only)

• Your git repo for match: [e-mail]:<TeamRepo>/certificates.git

• The branch you want to use for match: <Press Enter>

• The developer.apple.com team id for the certificates: **redacted**

• Your apple id: **redacted**

• Your keystore password: <Press Enter>

• A valid App Center API token: **redacted**

• A valid App Center Username: **redacted**

• (After some npm installation...) Should fastlane modify the Gemfile at path 'xxx' for you? (y/n): y

Note: The AppCenter username is at the bottom-left of the AppCenter interface for a person or is the name of the organization for an organization.

4. Deployment setup

bundle exec fastlane ios setup --env=staging
# Fourth Commit

5. Deploy Staging

bundle exec fastlane ios deploy --env=staging
bundle exec fastlane android deploy --env=staging

Answers

• OS: iOS/Android depending on which you are deploying

• Platform: React Native

• Do you want to create a New App?: yes

6. Get the download link

• For each app (Android + iOS)

  • Go to the emails you just got for the two deployments

  • Copy the url that the Install button points to and remove the end bit so that it finishes

    with /releases/

• Go to smarturl.it

• Create a new link

  • Default URl: Trello url

  • Device Destination:

    • iPhone: The AppCenter iOS Download & Feedback Public Page url

    • iPad: The AppCenter iOS Download & Feedback Public Page url

    • Android: The The AppCenter Android Download & Feedback Public Page url

  • Organize

    • Custom Alias: smarturl.it/<projectName>

Troubleshooting

If 'Cloning GitHub repo' takes more than 2 minutes: the github servers may be untrusted. Triggering a git clone [e-mail]:bamlab/certificates.git will fix it.