How to Auto Deploy APK to Firebase with One Click (EN)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Requirements
3. Setting up Firebase CLI
4. Deploy Script: Bash, Zsh, and Fish
5. Running the Function
6. Adding Notifications After Deployment
7. Conclusion

1. Introduction

Deploying APKs to Firebase manually can be time-consuming. To streamline this process, we can use automation scripts to deploy with a single command.

This guide will walk you through setting up Firebase CLI and creating a deployment function using Bash, Zsh, and Fish, along with adding notifications upon completion.

2. Requirements

Before starting, ensure you have:

• Flutter installed and configured (run flutter doctor to check).
• Firebase CLI installed and linked to your Firebase account.
• Bash, Zsh, or Fish Shell depending on your system.
• A Firebase account with Firebase App Distribution configured for your Flutter project.
• APP_ID, found in Firebase Console.

3. Setting up Firebase CLI

1. Log in to Firebase CLI:

   firebase login

2. Get your Firebase project list:

   firebase projects:list

3. Retrieve APP_ID from Firebase Console:
   • Open Firebase Console.
   • Select your project.
   • Go to Project settings.
   • In the General tab, find Your apps and copy the APP_ID for your Android app.

4. Deploy Script: Bash, Zsh, and Fish

Replace your-app-id with the APP_ID retrieved from Firebase Console.

function deployPPM() {
    APP_ID="your-app-id"
    flutter clean 
    flutter build apk --release &&     firebase appdistribution:distribute build/app/outputs/flutter-apk/app-release.apk     --app $APP_ID --release-notes "$1" --groups Tester1
}

For Fish Shell, use:

function deployPPM
    set APP_ID "your-app-id"
    flutter clean 
    flutter build apk --release &&     firebase appdistribution:distribute build/app/outputs/flutter-apk/app-release.apk     --app $APP_ID --release-notes $argv[1] --groups Tester1
end

5. Running the Function

To run the function, use:

deployPPM "Latest version release notes"

6. Adding Notifications After Deployment

For Xubuntu, add a notification:

function deployPPM() {
    APP_ID="your-app-id"
    flutter clean 
    flutter build apk --release &&     firebase appdistribution:distribute build/app/outputs/flutter-apk/app-release.apk     --app $APP_ID --release-notes "$1" --groups Tester1 &&     notify-send "Deployment Complete" "APK successfully uploaded to Firebase."
}

For macOS, replace notify-send with osascript:

osascript -e 'display notification "APK successfully uploaded to Firebase." with title "Deployment Complete"'

7. Conclusion

Using Bash, Zsh, or Fish functions, you can automate APK deployment to Firebase App Distribution with a single command. This saves time and reduces manual errors.

To deploy, simply run:

deployPPM "New feature updates and bug fixes."

You’ll receive a notification once the deployment is complete. 🚀