Sign APK

What it does

This action signs APK packages, a step required by Google Play Store before publishing the application live. Instead of keeping the keystore credentials in the repository, Buddy stores them safely in the pipeline filesuystem.

How it works

The action looks for an APK file in the pipeline filesystem and signs it with a provided keystore in its Settings.

Action preview

SetupConditionAction

Sign APK Action Features

• Support for keystore password and optional key password
• Support for key alias
• Output directory and APK filename are settable
• Build Tools version is settable
• Input fields: Select the APK, Location, KeystorePassword KeyAlias, OutputDirectory, Output APK Name support environment variables
• The action can be configured in YAML mode. See Sign APK YAML parameters and Sign APK YAML config example
• Buddy's Sign APK API is supported
• The action supports conditional execution: it can be run on each execution, only if there are changes in the repository or specific paths since last execution or if an environment variable has a specific value
• Error handling: you can either stop the execution, mark action and pipeline as failed or proceed the execution, mark action as warning and jump to the next action

More about Sign APK

• Getting started with CI/CD for Sign APK
• More about CI/CD for Android apps