Deploy to Bitrise.io - Build Artifacts, Test Reports, and Pipeline intermediate files

Deploys build artifacts to make them available for the user on the build's Artifacts tab.
Sends test results to the Test Reports add-on (build's Tests tab). Uploads Pipeline intermediate files to make them available in subsequent Stages and also uploads Bitrise and user generated html reports.

Description

The Step accesses artifacts from a directory specified as the $BITRISE_DEPLOY_DIR where artifacts generated by previous Steps gets stored. These artifacts are then uploaded on the Artifacts tab of any given build. For installable artifacts, such as IPAs or APKs, the Step can create a public install page that allows testers to install the app on their devices. You can also use the Step to notify users about the build. If you wish to use the Test Reports add-on, you must add this Step in your Workflow since the Step converts test results to the right format and sends them to the add-on. The Step can also share Pipeline intermediate files. These files are build artifacts generated by Workflows in a Pipeline intended to be shared with subsequent Stages. Also it collects and uploads all of the html reports located in the BITRISE_HTML_REPORT_DIR folder.

Configuring the Build Artifact Deployment section of the Step

1. Set the value for the Deploy directory or file path required input. The default value is the $BITRISE_DEPLOY_DIR Env Var which is exposed by the Bitrise CLI. If you provide a directory, everything in that directory, excluding sub-directories, gets uploaded. If you provide only a file, then only that file gets uploaded. To upload a directory's content recursively, you should use the Compress the artifacts into one file? which will compress the whole directory, with every sub-directory included.
2. Set the value of the Notify: User Roles input. It sends an email with the public install URL to those Bitrise users whose roles are included in this field. The default value is everyone. If you wish to notify based on user roles, add one or more roles and separate them with commas, for example, developers, admins. If you don't want to notify anyone, set the input to none.
3. Set the Notify: Emails sensitive input. It sends the public install URL in an email to the email addresses provided here. If you’re adding multiple email address, make sure to separate them with commas. The recipients do not have to be in your Bitrise team. Please note that if the email address is associated with a Bitrise account, the user must be watching the app.
4. The Enable public page for the App? required input is set to true by default. It creates a long and random URL which can be shared with those who do not have a Bitrise account. If you set this input to false, the Notify: Emails input will be ignored and the Notify: User Roles will receive the build URL instead of the public install URL.
5. With the Compress the artifacts into one file? required input set to true, you can compress the artifacts found in the Deploy directory into a single file. You can specify a custom name for the zip file with the zip_name option. If you don't specify one, the default Deploy directory name will be used. If the Compress the artifacts into one file? is set to false, the artifacts in the Deploy directory will be deployed separately.
6. With the Format for the BITRISE_PUBLIC_INSTALL_PAGE_URL_MAP output required input field, you can customize the output format of the public install page’s multiple artifact URLs so that the next Step can render the output (for example, our Send a Slack message Step). Provide a language template description using https://golang.org/pkg/text/template so that the Deploy to Bitrise.io Step can build the required custom output.
7. With the Format for the BITRISE_PERMANENT_DOWNLOAD_URL_MAP output required input, you can customize the output format of the BITRISE_PERMANENT_DOWNLOAD_URL_MAP so that the next Step can render the output. The next Steps will use this input to generate the related output in the specified format. The output contains multiple permanent URLs for multiple artifacts. Provide a language template description using https://golang.org/pkg/text/template so that the Deploy to Bitrise.io Step can build the required custom output.
8. The Test API's base URL and the API Token input fields are automatically populated for you.
9. The html report upload does not have any specific settings because it will happen automatically.

Configuring the Pipeline Intermediate File Sharing section of the Step

The Files to share between pipeline stages input specifies the files meant to be intermediate files shared between the Pipeline Stages. When uploading the Pipeline intermediate files, you must assign environment variable keys to them in the Files to share between pipeline stages input. The inputs path:env_key values will be saved together with the file and later automatically reconstructed by the Pull Pipeline intermediate files Step. You can use a shorthand of just env_var for $env_var:env_var, when the env_var holds the path to the file(s) you want to share with subsequent stages. The directories you specify will be archived and uploaded as a single file.

Configuring the Debug section of the Step

If you wish to use any of the Step’s debug features, set the following inputs:

1. In the Name of the compressed artifact (without .zip extension) input you can add a custom name for the compressed artifact. If you leave this input empty, the default Deploy directory name is used. Please note that this input only works if you set the Compress the artifacts into one file? input to true.
2. The Bitrise Build URL and the Bitrise Build API Token inputs are automatically populated.
3. If The Enable Debug Mode required input is set to true, the Step prints more verbose logs. It is false by default.
4. If you need a specific bundletool version other than the default value, you can modify the value of the Bundletool version required input. Bundletool generates an APK from an Android App Bundle so that you can test the APK.

Troubleshooting

• If your users did not get notified via email, check the Enable public page for the App? input. If it is set to false, no email notifications will be sent.
• If there are no artifacts uploaded on the APPS & ARTIFACTS tab, then check the logs to see if the directory you used in the Deploy directory or file path input contained any artifacts.
• If the email is not received, we recommend, that you check if the email is associated with Bitrise account and if so, if the account is “watching” the app.

Useful links

• Deployment on Bitrise

• Watching an app

• Using artifacts from different Stages

• Viewing HTML reports

  Related Steps

• Deploy to Google Play

• Deploy to iTunesConnect

• Pull Pipeline intermediate files

🧩 Get started

Add this step directly to your workflow in the Bitrise Workflow Editor.

You can also run this step directly with Bitrise CLI.

Examples

Deploy a single file

- deploy-to-bitrise-io:
    inputs:
    - deploy_path: /path/to/a/single/file.txt

Deploy multiple files

- deploy-to-bitrise-io:
    inputs:
    - deploy_path: /path/to/a/folder

The Step can handle multiple file uploads in one go. In this case the deploy_path input has to be a path to a folder.

Deploy pipeline intermediate files

- deploy-to-bitrise-io:
    inputs:
    - pipeline_intermediate_files: |-
        $BITRISE_IPA_PATH:BITRISE_IPA_PATH
        BITRISE_IPA_PATH
        $BITRISE_APK_PATH:DEVELOPMENT_APK_PATH
        ./path/to/test_reports:TEST_REPORTS_DIR
        $BITRISE_SOURCE_DIR/deploy_dir:DEPLOY_DIR

The Step supports sharing files between pipeline stages. The input needs to be a newline (\n) separated list of file path - env key pairs ({path}:{env_key}). A shorthand syntax is available when the env var names are the same, e.g. BITRISE_IPA_PATH instead of $BITRISE_IPA_PATH:BITRISE_IPA_PATH. This metadata will be saved with the individual files and restored by the Pull Pipeline intermediate files Step.

⚙️ Configuration

Inputs

Key	Description	Flags	Default
deploy_path	Specify the directory or file path which will be deployed. If the specified path is a directory, then every file in the specified directory, excluding sub-directories, will be deployed. To upload the directory's content recursively, you should use the Compress the artifacts into one file? option which compresses the whole directory, with every sub-directory included. If you specify a file path, then only the specified file will be deployed.		$BITRISE_DEPLOY_DIR
is_compress	If this option is set to true and a Deploy directory was specified, the artifacts in that directory will be compressed into a single ZIP file. You can specify a custom name for the ZIP using the zip_name option. If you do not specify a custom name, the default Deploy directory name will be used. If this option is set to false, the artifacts found in the Deploy directory folder will be deployed separately.	required	false
zip_name	If you do not specify a custom name, the Deploy directory name will be used. You can specify a custom name for the ZIP using the zip_name option. This option only works if you selected true for is_compress.
notify_user_groups	Your App's user roles you want to notify. Separate the role names with commas. Possible role names: * none * testers * developers * admins * owner * everyone An example to notify your developers and testers: testers, developers If you want to notify everyone in the app's team, just specify everyone. If you don't want to notify anyone, set this to none.		everyone
notify_email_list	Email addresses to notify. Separate them with commas. You can specify any email address, the recipients don't have to be in your team. Please note that if the email address is associated with a Bitrise account, the user must be watching the app.	sensitive
is_enable_public_page	If this option is enabled, a public install page will be available with a long and random URL which can be shared with others who are not registered on Bitrise. If you disable this option, the Notify: Emails option will be ignored and the Notify: User Roles users will receive the build's URL instead of the public page's URL!	required	true
bundletool_version	If you need a specific [bundletool version]((https://github.com/google/bundletool/releases) other than the default version, you can modify the value of the Bundletool version required input.	required	1.15.0
build_url	Unique build URL of this build on Bitrise.io	required	$BITRISE_BUILD_URL
build_api_token	The build's API Token for the build on Bitrise.io	required, sensitive	$BITRISE_BUILD_API_TOKEN
pipeline_intermediate_files	A newline (\n) separated list of file path - env key pairs ({path}:{env_key}). The input uses a {path}:{env_key} syntax. The colon character (:) is the delimiter between the file path and the environment variable key. A shorthand syntax of ENV_VAR can be used for $ENV_VAR:ENV_VAR when the name of the env var in the current workflow will become the shared env_key. The file path can be specified with environment variables or direct paths, and can point to both a local file or directory: $BITRISE_IPA_PATH:BITRISE_IPA_PATH BITRISE_IPA_PATH $BITRISE_APK_PATH:DEVELOPMENT_APK_PATH ./path/to/test_reports:TEST_REPORTS_DIR $BITRISE_SOURCE_DIR/deploy_dir:DEPLOY_DIR
addon_api_base_url	The URL where test API is accessible.	required	https://vdt.bitrise.io/test
addon_api_token	The token required to authenticate with the API.	sensitive	$ADDON_VDTESTING_API_TOKEN
public_install_page_url_map_format	Provide a language template description using Golang templates so that the Deploy to Bitrise.io Step can build the required custom output.	required	{{range $index, $element := .}}{{if $index}}|{{end}}{{$element.File}}=>{{$element.URL}}{{end}}
permanent_download_url_map_format	Provide a language template description using Golang templates so that the Deploy to Bitrise.io Step can build the required custom output for the permanent download URL.	required	{{range $index, $element := .}}{{if $index}}|{{end}}{{$element.File}}=>{{$element.URL}}{{end}}
details_page_url_map_format	Provide a language template description using Golang templates so that the Deploy to Bitrise.io Step can build the required custom output for the details page URL.	required	{{range $index, $element := .}}{{if $index}}|{{end}}{{$element.File}}=>{{$element.URL}}{{end}}
files_to_redact	A newline (\n) separated list of file paths to redact secrets from before the step deploys them.
debug_mode	The Step will print more verbose logs if enabled.	required	false

Outputs

Environment Variable	Description
BITRISE_PUBLIC_INSTALL_PAGE_URL	Public Install Page's URL, if the Enable public page for the App? option was enabled.
BITRISE_PUBLIC_INSTALL_PAGE_URL_MAP	Public Install Page URLs by the artifact's file path. Only set it if the Enable public page for the App? option was enabled. The default format is KEY1=>VALUE|KEY2=>VALUE but is controlled by the public_install_page_url_map_format input Examples: - $BITRISE_DEPLOY_DIR/ios_app.ipa=>https://ios_app/public/install/page - $BITRISE_DEPLOY_DIR/android_app.apk=>https://android_app/public/install/page|$BITRISE_DEPLOY_DIR/ios_app.ipa=>https://ios_app/public/install/page
BITRISE_PERMANENT_DOWNLOAD_URL_MAP	The output contains permanent Download URLs for each artifact. The URLs can be shared in any communication channel and they won't expire. The default format is KEY1=>VALUE|KEY2=>VALUE where key is the filename and the value is the URL. If you change permanent_download_url_map_format input then that will modify the format of this Env Var. You can customize the format of the multiple URLs. Examples: - $BITRISE_DEPLOY_DIR/ios_app.ipa=>https://app.bitrise.io/artifacts/ipa-slug/download - $BITRISE_DEPLOY_DIR/android_app.apk=>https://app.bitrise.io/artifacts/apk-slug/download|$BITRISE_DEPLOY_DIR/ios_app.ipa=>https://app.bitrise.io/artifacts/ipa-slug/download
BITRISE_ARTIFACT_DETAILS_PAGE_URL	Details Page's URL. At the moment, only installable artifacts (.aab, .apk, .ipa) have details page URL.
BITRISE_ARTIFACT_DETAILS_PAGE_URL_MAP	Details Page URLs by the artifact's path. The default format is KEY1=>VALUE\|KEY2=>VALUE but is controlled by the details_page_url_map_format input Examples: - $BITRISE_DEPLOY_DIR/ios_app.ipa=>https://app.bitrise.io/apps/ios_app/installable-artifacts/ipa-slug - $BITRISE_DEPLOY_DIR/android_app.apk=>https://app.bitrise.io/apps/android_app/installable-artifacts/apk-slug|$BITRISE_DEPLOY_DIR/ios_app.ipa=>https://app.bitrise.io/apps/ios_app/installable-artifacts/ipa-slug

🙋 Contributing

We welcome pull requests and issues against this repository.

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