Expo's EAS service creates each app's project and builds it for iPhone and Android. You use your own Expo account.
Time: about 5 minutes. Needs: an Expo account. Create it yourself at https://expo.dev.
Steps #
- Sign in at https://expo.dev to the account or organization that will own your apps.
- Go to Account settings → Access tokens (for an organization: Organization settings → Access tokens; a robot user with the Developer role is best).
- Click Create token, name it
starwisp, and copy it. It is shown once. - Put the owner's username in Settings → Identity → Expo account.
Least privilege: prefer an organization robot user with the Developer role over your personal account's token.
Where it goes #
Console → Settings → Vault → card Expo access token → field Access token (secret EXPO_TOKEN). Click Test now.
You should now see a passing test on the card.
What it gates #
Creating each app's Expo project (the spawn step) and building and submitting apps (ship). Both presets need it for the spawn step.
What it costs #
Free plan: about 15 iOS and 15 Android builds a month, a slower queue, and a build time limit. Starter is $19 a month plus usage if you need more. Treat these as estimates and check https://expo.dev/pricing. Each iOS build is booked at an estimated $2 against your Starwisp budget.
Slow prerequisites #
None for the Expo account itself. iOS builds need an Apple Developer account (see Apple); Android builds do not need one to create a preview APK.
Common problems #
If builds queue for a long time, that is the free plan's low-priority queue. If you reach the monthly build limit, builds wait or fail until it resets or you upgrade.
Plain-text version of this page: /docs/vendors/expo.md. This page is copied from the product's own docs, so it matches the release you install.
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