DEPLOYMENT.md

Deployment Guide

This document outlines the steps to build and deploy the CoffeShop application using EAS (Expo Application Services).

📋 Prerequisites

1. EAS CLI: Install via npm install -g eas-cli.
2. Expo Account: You need to be logged in (eas login).
3. Project Configuration: Ensure app.json and eas.json are correctly configured.

🚀 Building for Production

Android (APK / AAB)

1. Configure Build Profile: Ensure your eas.json has a production profile:

   "build": {
     "production": {
       "android": {
         "buildType": "app-bundle"
       }
     }
   }

2. Run Build:

   eas build --platform android --profile production

iOS (IPA)

Note: Requires an Apple Developer Account.

1. Run Build:

   eas build --platform ios --profile production

📲 Deployment to App Stores

Google Play Store

1. Manual Upload: Download the .aab file from the EAS build dashboard and upload it to the Google Play Console.
2. Automated: Use EAS Submit.

   eas submit -p android

Apple App Store

1. Automated: Use EAS Submit to upload to TestFlight or the App Store.

   eas submit -p ios

🔄 OTA Updates (Over-The-Air)

You can push updates to your users without going through the store review process for JavaScript-only changes.

1. Publish Update:

   eas update --branch production --message "Quick bug fix"

🛠 Internal Testing

Preview Builds

To create a build for internal testing (not for store):

eas build --profile preview --platform all

This will generate an APK (Android) and an internal distribution build (iOS) that can be installed directly on devices.