Creating a CodePush deployment

Create a CodePush deployment to get your deployment key. You need the deployment key to release CodePush updates to your apps.

You can create a deployment either via the API or on the Release Management GUI.

GUI

1. For each React Native project, make sure you have two apps in Release Management: one for iOS, one for Android.

2. Open your app in Release Management.

3. On the left, select Configuration.

   

4. Select Deployments.

5. Click New deployment.

6. Enter a name.

   If you have multiple deployments, each must have a unique name. We recommend including the target of the deployment in the name (for example, Staging Deployment).

7. In the Deployment key field, you can paste an existing deployment key.

   If you leave it blank, Bitrise generates a secure deployment key for you.

API

1. Make sure you have a personal access token or a workspace API token.

   A token is required for authorization with the Release Management API.

2. For each React Native project, make sure you have two apps in Release Management: one for iOS, one for Android.

3. Get the app ID for each app. You can see it in the URL of the app page: https://app.bitrise.io/release-management/workspaces/<worskspace-id>/connected-apps/<connected-app-id>.

   ID from the API

   You can use the API to add apps. The response of the /connected-apps endpoint contains an id field: this is the app ID you need.

4. Create a CodePush deployment for each app by calling the /connected-apps/{connected_app_id}/code-push/deployments endpoint. The request requires:

   • The connected app ID.
   • A token for authorization.
   • A name you will use for the deployment.

   In this example, we're using the name prod:

   curl -X 'POST' \
     'https://api.bitrise.io/release-management/v1/connected-apps/<connected-app-id>/code-push/deployments' \
     -H 'accept: application/json' \
     -H 'authorization: <access-token>' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
       "name": "prod"
     }'

   Existing deploymentKey

   If you already have a deploymentKey (for example, if you are migrating your setup from Microsoft App Center), you can use the key parameter in the API request:

   {
       "name": "prod",
       "key": "<existing-deploymentKey>"
   }

5. Copy the base64-encoded key returned in the response. This is the CodePush deployment key: you need this to configure your app for CodePush.