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Expand Up @@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ title: iOS App Store Deployment
sidebar_label: iOS App Store
---

import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';

<head>
<title>Publish to iOS App Store: Apple App Store Deployment for Ionic</title>
<meta
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## Generating a release build

<Tabs groupId="runtime">
<TabItem value="capacitor" label="Capacitor" default>

If the iOS platform is not already added, be sure to add it:

```shell
ionic cap add ios
```

With the platform added, run the build command with the `--prod` flag:

```shell
ionic build --prod
```

This will generate the minified code for the web portion of an app.

For this first build, and after you make any binary changes like adding a plugin, use the sync command:

```shell
npx cap sync ios
```

This will also copy the minified web code over. However, if your build is only source change then you can just copy the minified web files using:

```shell
npx cap copy ios
```

From here, the project is now managed as if it was a native Xcode app (because it is).

Open the project in `./ios/` to start Xcode:

```shell
npx cap open ios
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="cordova" label="Cordova">

If the iOS platform is not already added, be sure to add it:

```shell
Expand All @@ -44,6 +87,9 @@ From here, open the `.xcworkspace` file in `./platforms/ios/` to start Xcode.
You can also have a release build generated automatically by using the `--release` flag.
:::

</TabItem>
</Tabs>

## Generating Signing Certs

Generating certificates for iOS is a bit of an involved process, so be sure to check [Apple's official documentation](https://help.apple.com/xcode/mac/current/#/dev3a05256b8) on what certificates are and how to generate them.
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