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create IPA package without internet

When connected to the company's internal network without accessing the Internet, can an IPA installation package be generated if the certificate files are imported in advance?

Answered by DTS Engineer in 822133022

That depends on how you plan to create it. The various low-level tools used to assemble an .ipa don’t need Internet access. As you go further up the stack it’s more likely that you’ll have problems.

Note DTS doesn’t support folks building .ipa files using low-level tools. We only support xcodebuild and Xcode itself.

I recommend that you give it a try and see how far you get.

if the certificate files are imported in advance?

Not just that, but also generate the provisioning profile.

Share and Enjoy

Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"

That depends on how you plan to create it. The various low-level tools used to assemble an .ipa don’t need Internet access. As you go further up the stack it’s more likely that you’ll have problems.

Note DTS doesn’t support folks building .ipa files using low-level tools. We only support xcodebuild and Xcode itself.

I recommend that you give it a try and see how far you get.

if the certificate files are imported in advance?

Not just that, but also generate the provisioning profile.

Share and Enjoy

Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"

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