CI/CD Pipeline for Mobile Apps with Flutter to Google Play Store
Learn how to set up a complete CI/CD pipeline for Flutter mobile applications using Gitlab, automated testing, and deployment to App Store and Play Store.
Setup Fastlane for Flutter
First we need to install fastlane on our machine, This action required ruby to be installed on your machine. Well, I'm not going to cover how to install ruby on your machine, but you can find a guide here. The fastlane this the one that will be used to communicate with the Google Play Store Based on a service account. See dox here.
Step 1: Gitlab
Create .gitlab-ci.yml:
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Set up comprehensive testing:
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Add linting and analysis:
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For Android (Google Play):
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- Separate environments: dev, staging, production
- Automated versioning: Use semantic versioning
- Security: Store secrets in GitHub Secrets
- Notifications: Add Slack/Discord webhooks
- Rollback strategy: Keep previous builds accessible
Conclusion
With this CI/CD pipeline, every push triggers automated testing and deployment, saving hours of manual work and reducing errors.
Next Steps: Integrate crash reporting (Firebase Crashlytics) and analytics into your pipeline.