CI: Automatically Generating a GitHub Release with APK and AAB files on new Tag.

.github/workflows/create-release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+name: Create Release Assets
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+    - 'v*' # Push events to matching v*, i.e. v1.0, v20.15.10
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Cache node_modules/
+        uses: actions/cache@v1
+        with:
+          path: node_modules
+          key: ${{ runner.OS }}-yarn-cache-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.OS }}-yarn-cache-
+
+      - run: yarn --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Setup kernel for react native, increase watchers for release versions. 
+        run: echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf && sudo sysctl -p
+
+      - name: Build AAB
+        run: ./gradlew clean bundleRelease --stacktrace
+        working-directory: ./android
+
+      - name: Sign AAB
+        uses: r0adkll/sign-android-release@v1
+        with:
+          releaseDirectory: android/app/build/outputs/bundle/release
+          signingKeyBase64: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY }}
+          alias: ${{ secrets.KEY_ALIAS }}
+          keyStorePassword: ${{ secrets.KEY_STORE_PASSWORD }}
+          keyPassword: ${{ secrets.KEY_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Build APK
+        run: ./gradlew assembleRelease --stacktrace
+        working-directory: ./android
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ github.ref }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+
+      - name: Upload APK Asset
+        id: upload-release-asset-apk
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }} 
+          asset_path: android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release-unsigned.apk
+          asset_name: app-release-${{ github.ref }}.apk
+          asset_content_type: application/zip
+
+      - name: Upload AAB Asset
+        id: upload-release-asset-aab
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }} 
+          asset_path: android/app/build/outputs/bundle/release/app.aab
+          asset_name: app-release-${{ github.ref }}.aab
+          asset_content_type: application/zip

android/app/build.gradle

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ android {
         release {
             // Caution! In production, you need to generate your own keystore file.
             // see https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/signed-apk-android.
-            signingConfig signingConfigs.release
+            // signingConfig signingConfigs.release
             minifyEnabled enableProguardInReleaseBuilds
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro"
         }