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publish

Uploads your application to a publication channel. By default, targets the current platform's default output format.

You may need to provide additional configuration details (e.g., authentication credentials), depending on the publication channel selected.

Usage

To publish the application artefacts for the current platform's default output format to the default publication channel:

$ briefcase publish

To publish the application artefacts for a different platform:

$ briefcase publish <platform>

To publish the application artefacts for a specific output format:

$ briefcase publish <platform> <output format>

Options

The following options can be provided at the command line.

-a <app name> / --app <app name>

Publish a specific application target in your project. This argument is only required if your project contains more than one application target. The app name specified should be the machine-readable package name for the app.

-u / --update

Update and recompile the application's code before publication. Equivalent to running:

$ briefcase update
$ briefcase package
$ briefcase publish

-p <format>, --packaging-format <format>

The format to use for packaging. The available packaging formats are platform dependent.

-c <channel> / --channel <channel>

Nominate a publication channel to use.

Note

The built-in channels for the iOS App Store (#2697) and Google Play Store (#2698) are placeholders that raise an error when invoked. A third-party channel is available:

Platform guides

For platform-specific publishing workflows, see the how-to guides for Android, iOS, and macOS.