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CI/CD for React Native

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From this article you will learn how to configure React Native for Android. React Native iOS configuration instructions
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📚 Learn more about React Native action features, integrations and alternatives.

With Buddy, you can create a pipeline that builds, tests, and deploys React Native applications on a push to Git. The configuration is super simple and takes 10 to 15 minutes.

Image loading...React Native pipeline example

1. Select your Git repository

Buddy supports all popular Git hosting providers, including GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab. You can also use your own private Git server, or host code directly on Buddy. Image loading...Supported Git providers

2. Add a new delivery pipeline

Enter the pipeline's name, select the trigger mode, and define the branch from which Buddy will fetch your code: Image loading...Adding a new pipeline with Buddy

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Trigger modes

  • Manually (on click) — recommended for Production
  • On events (automatic) — recommended for Development
  • On schedule (on time interval) — recommended for Staging/Testing
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Event-based triggers allow you to run pipelines whenever a push is made to any branch in the repository, or whenever a branch, tag or a pull request is created or deleted. Image loading... On event pipeline trigger mode

3. Add actions

Buddy lets you choose from dozens of predefined actions. In this example, we'll add 4 actions that will perform the following tasks:

  • Build and test React Native app: download dependencies (npm, yarn, etc.), run tests, compile assets (npm tasks, webpack, etc.)
  • Upload code to server together with compiled assets
  • Restart application
  • Send notification to Slack

3.1 Configure your React Native application

Look up and click React Native on the action list to add it to the pipeline:

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Buddy lets you select the Node version of your Android build:

Image loading...Configuring React Native application

3.2 Build your React Native application

Here you can determine the commands to execute. The default commands are:

bash
npm install
cd ./android
chmod +x gradlew
./gradlew assembleRelease
$$$$$

Image loading...Default React Native action build commands

3.3 Sign your application (APK)

The next step is adding the Sign APK action. Select the path of the APK and provide the keystore with its password:

Image loading...Configuring Sign APK

3.4 Deploy APK to Google Play

The package is now ready for deployment. Select Google Play Publish APK to proceed:

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When adding the action, you can choose what and where should be uploaded:

Image loading...Configuring Google Play action

3.5 Send notification to Slack

You can configure Buddy to send your team a message after the deployment. In this example we'll use Slack:

Image loading...Notification actions

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If you add this action in the On Failure tab, Buddy will only send the message if something goes wrong with your build or deployment. Image loading... On failure notification

4. Summary

Congratulations! You have just automated your entire delivery process. Make a push to the selected branch and watch Buddy fetch, build, and deploy your project. With Continuous Delivery applied, you can now focus on what's really important: developing awesome apps! 🔥

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Bear in mind that this article is only a brief example of what Buddy can do. You can create additional pipelines for staging and production environments, integrate with your favorite services (AWS, Google, Azure), trigger tests on pull requests, build Docker images, and push them to the registry—the possibilities are unlimited.
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If you want us to create a delivery pipeline for your project, drop a line to support@buddy.works – we'll be happy to help!

Last modified on Sep 23, 2024

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