Building AliasVault Android App from Source

This guide explains how to build and install the AliasVault Android app from source code using React Native.

Prerequisites

• MacOS or Windows machine with Android Studio installed
• Git to clone the repository

Building the Android app

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/aliasvault/aliasvault.git
   

2. Navigate to the mobile app directory:

   cd aliasvault/apps/mobile-app
   

3. Install JavaScript dependencies:

   npm install
   

4. Deploy release build to your device via React Native automatically:

npx react-native run-android --mode release

1. For publishing to Google Play: Create a local gradle file in your user directory where the keystore credentials will be placed

   nano ~/.gradle/gradle.properties
   

Input the following contents and input the correct password:

ALIASVAULT_UPLOAD_STORE_FILE=aliasvault-upload-key.keystore     # Path to the keystore file
ALIASVAULT_UPLOAD_KEY_ALIAS=aliasvault-key-alias                # Replace with value of the `keystore.keyAlias`
ALIASVAULT_UPLOAD_STORE_PASSWORD=*****                  # Replace with the password to the keystore
ALIASVAULT_UPLOAD_KEY_PASSWORD=*****                    # Replace with the password to the keystore

Then create the bundle for upload to Google Play:

cd android
./gradlew app:bundleRelease

The resulting .aab file will be available in:

app/build/outputs/bundle/release