React Native builder (android) based on Arch Linux. Android platforms and sdk build tools for most popular react-native modules included.

There are two versions of builder: -min and full which contains more android platforms and sdk build tools.

Building

If you are using minimal image check 'Android support library' section first.

git clone https://.../myproject.git
cd myproject
yarn
cd android
./gradlew assembleRelease

Both images

Android SDK

• latest

Android platform tools

• latest

Minimal image (-min)

Contains only required packages for building basic projects with no third-party modules. In most cases you will need to install extra platforms and sdk build-tools with pacman or use this image as basic for your own image.

Packages

All package versions are recent for building date.

• nodejs
• yarn
• npm
• watchman
• openjdk8
• git

Platforms

• 26

SDK build tools

• 26.0.3

You can install extra sdk build tools with pacman:

pacman --noconfirm -Sy android-sdk-build-tools-25.0.1

(x.0.0 is named android-sdk-build-tools-x)

Android support library

Support library is available in Google maven repository now. Simply add this repository to android/build.gradle:

allprojects {
    repositories {
        ...
        maven { url 'https://maven.google.com' }
        ...
    }
}

...or install with pacman:

pacman --noconfirm -Sy android-support-repository

Google repository

Install with pacman:

pacman --noconfirm -Sy android-google-repository

Full image

Contains much more android platforms, sdk build tools and compilers for npm native modules.

Packages

All package versions are recent for building date.

• nodejs
• yarn
• npm
• watchman
• openjdk8
• git
• fastlane
• ruby (for fastlane)
• python2 (for building some npm deps)
• make (for building some npm deps)
• gcc (for building some npm deps)

Platforms

• 23
• 24
• 25
• 26
• 27
• 28

SDK build tools

• 23.0.1
• 23.0.3
• 25.0.0
• 25.0.2
• 25.0.3
• 26.0.1
• 26.0.2
• 26.0.3
• 27.0.3
• 28.0.2

You can install extra sdk build tools with pacman:

pacman --noconfirm -Sy android-sdk-build-tools-25.0.1

(x.0.0 is named android-sdk-build-tools-x)

Support library

• latest

Google repository

• latest

Fastlane

You should use fastlane. It's really cool!

Installing extra packages

Arch Linux packages can be found here

pacman --noconfirm -Sy android-udev

Some extra packages for mobile development (android-ndk etc.) are available here

pacman --noconfirm -Sy react-native-cli android-ndk