Generating release outputs for Ionic

How To
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Hi @dev-mgr-uk,

Definitely see your point and we’re working on making it easier! :wink: In the meantime (copy pasting from our other chat) I’d suggest you to follow this guide:

  1. To generate a Certificate: https://ioscodesigning.com/generating-code-signing-files/ - probably easiest to do it from Xcode
  2. To generate a Provisioning Profile: https://ioscodesigning.com/generating-code-signing-files/#generate-a-provisioning-profile - probably easiest to do it from Xcode
  3. Then Export the Certificate with the related private key (.p12 file): https://ioscodesigning.com/exporting-code-signing-files/
  4. Export the Provisioning Profile: https://ioscodesigning.com/exporting-code-signing-files/#exporting-provisioning-profiles
  5. Once you have these files (a Certificate with private key in .p12 format, and a Provisioning Profile) you can upload them to Bitrise.io in the Workflow editor, under Code Signing, and just follow the rest of the guide here (Generating release outputs for Ionic -> “Build for device” section).

Once you get to this configuration phase it might also help to run the Bitrise runner / CLI on your own Mac, so that you can iterate on the actual config faster using the same tools (including the editor GUI) right on your Mac! Related guide: How to experiment with Bitrise configs locally, on your Mac/Linux

If you’d have any questions just let me know!

P.S.: for reference this is the official Cordova Code Signing documentation, applies for both Cordova and Ionic projects: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/platforms/ios/#signing-an-app