🏗️ Building Your App

Build and deploy your ExpoBase app to app stores.

📋 Prerequisites

Before building, ensure you've completed the setup:

• ✅ All environment variables configured
• ✅ npm run supabase:setup completed successfully
• ✅ Apple Developer account (for iOS)
• ✅ Google Play Console account (for Android)

🚀 Development Build

For testing on real devices during development:

# Build development version
npx eas build --platform ios --profile development
npx eas build --platform android --profile development

Install the build on your device and test all features:

• Authentication flows
• Database operations
• Push notifications
• Subscription flows
• Payment processing

📦 Production Build

When ready to submit to app stores:

1. Update Version

Update your app version in app.json:

export default {
  expo: {
    version: "1.0.1", // Increment version
    ios: {
      buildNumber: "2" // Increment build number
    },
    android: {
      versionCode: 2 // Increment version code
    }
  }
};

2. Add Production Environment Variables

In your Expo Dashboard:

1. Go to your project → Settings → Environment variables
2. Add ALL your production environment variables
3. Set environment to Production

3. Build for Stores

# Build for App Store and Play Store
npx eas build --platform all --profile production

4. Submit to Stores

# Submit to App Store
npx eas submit --platform ios
 
# Submit to Google Play Store
npx eas submit --platform android

🔧 Common Issues

• Check all environment variables are set
• Ensure npm run supabase:setup completed without errors
• Verify Apple/Google certificates are valid

• Check Sentry dashboard for error reports
• Verify all API keys are correct
• Test authentication flows

🎯 Next Steps

After successful store submission:

1. Monitor your app via Sentry dashboard
2. Track revenue via Revenue Cat dashboard
3. Update your app with new features
4. Deploy updates via EAS