Applying DevOps in Flutter mobile development

Turn your complex Flutter release process into a simple, automated 'sit and relax' system using Fastlane.

#1about 3 minutes

Understanding Flutter for cross-platform mobile development

Flutter is an open-source UI toolkit for building fast, beautiful, natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase.

#2about 5 minutes

Using the GitFlow branching model for releases

The GitFlow model uses main, develop, feature, release, and hotfix branches to map different stages of development to specific user groups like internal testers and production users.

#3about 5 minutes

Aligning deployment pipelines with app store tracks

Map your Git branches to specific deployment tracks in Google Play (internal, alpha, beta) and Apple TestFlight to deliver builds to the correct audience automatically.

#4about 3 minutes

Enforcing code quality with automated checks

Use Dart scripts and Git hooks to run static analysis, code formatting, and tests locally and in CI to ensure code quality before merging.

#5about 5 minutes

Introducing Fastlane for consistent mobile CI/CD

Fastlane is an open-source tool that automates complex mobile deployment tasks, creating a consistent workflow that can run on any developer's machine or CI/CD service.

#6about 3 minutes

Understanding Fastlane structure with lanes and platforms

A Fastlane setup consists of a Fastfile where you define platforms like iOS and Android and create "lanes," which are functions that execute a sequence of deployment steps.

#7about 3 minutes

Automating iOS code signing with Fastlane Match

Fastlane Match simplifies the complex process of iOS code signing by securely managing and sharing certificates and provisioning profiles across your team.

#8about 3 minutes

Automating versioning, testing, and changelogs

Use Fastlane to automatically increment build numbers, run tests, generate multilingual changelogs, and update app store metadata as part of your deployment pipeline.

#9about 2 minutes

Triggering automated deployments based on branch names

The complete workflow involves using a CI/CD service to detect the branch name and execute the corresponding Fastlane lane, fully automating the release process.