ios-deployment

name	ios-deployment
description	Standards for Provisioning, Signing, and Fastlane. Use when provisioning iOS apps, managing code signing, or automating deployments with Fastlane. (triggers: Fastfile, Appfile, Matchfile, ios_bundle_id, provisioning_profile, testflight)

iOS Deployment Standards

Priority: P1

Implementation Guidelines

Signing & Provisioning

• Match: Use fastlane match for centralized certificate and profile management. Avoid manual signing where possible.
• Project Settings: Explicitly set PROVISIONING_PROFILE_SPECIFIER in build settings if using manual/CI.

CI/CD (Fastlane)

• Fastfile: Script your build, test, and release flows. Use lanes for beta (TestFlight) and release (App Store).
• Versioning: Automate build number increments using increment_build_number.

TestFlight

• Internal Testers: Automate uploads to TestFlight for every successful merge to the staging branch.
• Export Compliance: Automate the export compliance setting in Info.plist or Fastlane to avoid metadata pauses.

Anti-Patterns

• No manual identities on CI: Use Match.
• No certs in repo: Use a private git repo for Match certificates.
• No manual version bumps: Use Fastlane increment tools.

References

• Fastlane & Signing Setup