renruyi / docker-react-native-apk-build

Dockerfile image with base tools to generate an Android APK from React Native. It could also help with other tasks and CI.

docker-react-native-apk-build

Pushed to Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/mmedin/react-native-apk-build

Intro

This image is primarily oriented to help with the creation of a debug APK for Android. Version 1.0.0 is based on the minimalist Debian-based image bitnami/minideb. Version 2.0.0 is based on the official gradle image.

It tries to be a lighter option than other similar efforts, and therefore more suitable for CI.

Some of the components included

• glibc
• openjdk-11
• nvm
• nodejs 16.x
• npm
• react-native and react-native-cli
• command line tools from the android sdk

Usage examples

With this image you could create a React Native app skeleton:

docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/workspace mmedin/react-native-apk-build "react-native init HelloReact"

And then you could generate an Android debug APK to manually install in your phone:

cd HelloReact
docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/workspace mmedin/react-native-apk-build "cd android; gradle assembleDebug"

This is assuming that you have the proper configuration in android/app/build.gradle:

project.ext.react = [
    ...
    bundleInDebug: true,
    devDisabledInDebug: true,
    ...
]

Otherwise, you could need to bundle before creating the APK:

docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/workspace mmedin/react-native-apk-build \
    "react-native bundle --platform android --dev false --entry-file index.js --bundle-output android/app/src/main/assets/index.android.bundle --assets-dest android/app/src/main/res"

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