Create the fastlane directory & plugin

Last updated 2026-10-07

Create the fastlane directory and register the Firebase App Distribution plugin. The plugin provides the firebase_app_distribution action that the Android lanes call.

Step 1: Create the directory and Pluginfile

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path fastlane
New-Item -ItemType File -Path fastlane\Pluginfile

Step 2: Add the Firebase plugin

Add the plugin to fastlane/Pluginfile. Pinning the version keeps upload behaviour stable across machines:

fastlane/Pluginfile

gem "fastlane-plugin-firebase_app_distribution", "1.0.0"

Your project now looks like this:

<project-root>/

├── android/

├── ios/

├── package.json

├── fastlane/

│ └── Pluginfile

├── Gemfile

└── .ruby-version

Note: don't run fastlane init and don't create the Fastfile by hand. The Fastfile and lib/ come from the framework (see Quickstart).

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