Setup Fastlane

Fastlane Setup (One-Time)

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  ONE-TIME SETUP                                                 │
│  ══════════════                                                 │
│  After this, you'll have:                                       │
│                                                                 │
│    fastlane ios test    → Run tests                             │
│    fastlane ios beta    → Upload to TestFlight                  │
│    fastlane ios release → Submit to App Store                   │
│                                                                 │
│  Do this once per project. Takes ~10 minutes.                   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Environment Check

• Xcode CLI: !xcode-select -p 2>/dev/null && echo "✓" || echo "✗ Run: xcode-select --install"
• Homebrew: !brew --version 2>/dev/null | head -1 || echo "✗ Run: /bin/bash -c \"$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)\""
• Fastlane: !fastlane --version 2>/dev/null | grep -o "fastlane [0-9.]*" | head -1 || echo "✗ Run: brew install fastlane"

Your Project

• Project: !find . -maxdepth 2 -name "*.xcodeproj" 2>/dev/null | head -1 || echo "None found"
• Workspace: !find . -maxdepth 2 -name "*.xcworkspace" ! -path "*/.build/*" ! -path "*/xcodeproj/*" 2>/dev/null | head -1 || echo "None"
• Bundle ID: !grep -r "PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER" --include="*.pbxproj" . 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed 's/.*= //' | tr -d '";' || echo "Not found"
• Team ID: !grep -r "DEVELOPMENT_TEAM" --include="*.pbxproj" . 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed 's/.*= //' | tr -d '";' || echo "Not found"

Target: ${ARGUMENTS:-current directory}

Step 1: Install Fastlane

brew install fastlane

Why Homebrew? Bundler 4.x broke Fastlane's Ruby dependencies. Homebrew avoids all version conflicts.

Step 2: Create Configuration Files

fastlane/Appfile

app_identifier("{{BUNDLE_ID}}")  # Your bundle ID
apple_id("{{APPLE_ID}}")         # Your Apple ID email
team_id("{{TEAM_ID}}")           # Your team ID

fastlane/Fastfile

default_platform(:ios)

platform :ios do
  desc "Run tests"
  lane :test do
    scan(scheme: "{{SCHEME}}")
  end

  desc "Upload to TestFlight (internal testers)"
  lane :beta do |options|
    increment_build_number unless options[:skip_build_increment]
    gym(scheme: "{{SCHEME}}", export_method: "app-store")
    pilot(skip_waiting_for_build_processing: true)
  end

  desc "Upload to TestFlight and distribute to external testers"
  lane :beta_external do |options|
    increment_build_number
    gym(scheme: "{{SCHEME}}", export_method: "app-store")
    pilot(
      distribute_external: true,
      groups: ["External Testers"],
      changelog: options[:changelog] || "Bug fixes and improvements",
      skip_waiting_for_build_processing: false
    )
  end

  desc "Submit the latest TestFlight build for App Store review"
  lane :release do
    deliver(
      build_number: latest_testflight_build_number.to_s,
      submit_for_review: true,
      automatic_release: false,
      force: true,
      skip_binary_upload: true,
      skip_metadata: false,
      skip_screenshots: false
    )
  end

  desc "Build, upload, and submit a fresh build to the App Store"
  lane :release_full do |options|
    increment_version_number(version_number: options[:version]) if options[:version]
    increment_build_number
    gym(scheme: "{{SCHEME}}", export_method: "app-store")
    deliver(
      submit_for_review: true,
      automatic_release: options[:auto_release] == true,
      force: true
    )
  end
end

Replace {{SCHEME}} with your app's scheme name (usually the app name).

Step 3: Set Up Metadata (Optional)

Download your existing App Store listing:

fastlane deliver download_metadata
fastlane deliver download_screenshots

This creates fastlane/metadata/ with editable text files for your app description, keywords, etc.

You're Done!

# Verify setup
fastlane lanes

# Run your first lane
fastlane ios test

Quick Reference

Next Steps

• Code signing issues? Ask: "Set up Match for code signing"
• Need screenshots? Ask: "Automate my App Store screenshots"
• CI/CD setup? See Xcode Cloud guide