Android code signing in Gradle

Abstract

You can manually specify the code signing configuration in your Gradle configuration so that your app gets signed during the build process on Bitrise.

You can manually specify the code signing configuration in your Gradle configuration so that your app gets signed during the build process.

Open your module-level build.gradle file.
Add the signingConfigs codeblock to your code and define the following entries specific to your project:
- storeFiled
- storePassword
- keyAlias
- keyPassword
Attach the signing config to a build type.
Build your app on Bitrise.

For more information, check out how to configure Gradle to sign your app.

Example 1. Signing configuration in the build.gradle file

In this example, your keystore path should have the same path locally and on bitrise.io to ensure the build can use the keystore file.

android {
   // Make sure signingConfigs is defined before buildTypes.
   signingConfigs { 
           release { 
         keyAlias 'MyAndroidKey' 
         keyPassword '***' 
         storeFile file("/path/to/my/keystore.jks") 
         storePassword '***' 
       } 
   } 
  

  buildTypes {
      release {
          // Use signing config for build type
          signingConfig signingConfigs.release
          // ...
      }
  }
  // ...

Example 2. Using Environment Variables in the build.gradle file

You can avoid having the same keystore path locally and on bitrise.io by using configuration values and Environment Variables in the keystore path (storeFile) and in the keystore password.

You can use the System.getenv("ENV_KEY") file to access Environment Variables in the build.gradle file. Make sure to define the Environment Variables you use in your build.gradle file on bitrise.io as well.

If your keystore path is $HOME/keystores/my_keystore.jks, then your build.gradle file should look like this:

android { 
   signingConfigs { 
           release { 
         keyAlias 'MyAndroidKey' 
         keyPassword '***' 
         storeFile file(System.getenv("HOME") + "/keystores/my_keystore.jks")
         storePassword '***' 
       } 
   } ...

You can then download the keystore file using the File Downloader Step, using the $HOME/keystores/my_keystore.jks as the destination path.

If you use Environment Variables as keyPassword and storePassword on the Code signing tab, your build.gradle will look like this:

android {
   signingConfigs {
       release {
         keyAlias System.getenv("BITRISEIO_ANDROID_KEYSTORE_ALIAS")
         keyPassword System.getenv("BITRISEIO_ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD")
         storeFile file(System.getenv("HOME") + "/keystores/my_keystore.jks")
         storePassword System.getenv("BITRISEIO_ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD")
       }
   }
   
   buildTypes {
      release {
          // Use signing config for build type
          signingConfig signingConfigs.release
          // ...
      }
   }
   ...

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