TLDR: Configure a React Native iOS project for three build types: development, staging, and release. Customize build behavior for repeatability in Xcode, then streamline flows using Fastlane. Use Jenkins to automate Fastlane build flows. Intro | Setup | Pre-Build | iOS | Android | Jenkins | CodePush | Testing Synopsis Concepts…

TLDR: Binary build times are slow. Minimize wasted developer time from failed builds by managing environment variables and running pre-build checks. Intro | Setup | Pre-Build | iOS | Android | Jenkins | CodePush | Testing Synopsis Concepts Environment files + react-native-config Fastfile before_all lane react-native-checkmate Walkthrough Jenkins agent === development…

TLDR: Walkthrough setting up a new Jenkins agent from scratch, creating a portable build environment along the way. Intro | Setup | Pre-Build | iOS | Android | Jenkins | CodePush | Testing Synopsis Concepts Agent hardware Agent remote access Cloud source control Provisioning profiles Build environment Software stack and version…

The comprehensive guide to create build, test, and release flows for React Native, with Jenkins and Fastlane automation. JavaScript and Shell used as the ‘glue’ between Jenkins, Fastlane, and the Jenkins agent. — Content Part 1: Setting up a Jenkins agent Part 2: Minimizing build failures Part 3: Running iOS builds Part 4: Running Android builds Coming Soon: Part 5: Getting the most out of your Jenkins agent Part 6: Running CodePush deployments Part 7: Testing: Simulator, Device, Integration

TLDR: Discussion of bundle / binary size on app installs and React Native performance, convert .png and .jpg images to .webp format, add native decoders to iOS/Android, quantify size savings. Companion repo: https://github.com/TGPSKI/react-native-webp-support If your React Native app is anything like the one I most recently worked on, the app…

TLDR: add staging build configuration, add applicationIdSuffix to build variants, improve Gradle VM performance, add react ExtraPropertiesExtension parameters, fix node executable + VM issues, solve BundleJSAndAssets hang, fastlane automation A new edition of this article is now featured in the React Native DevOps Guide. …