Adding apps from custom sources

You can add apps from public or private Git-based repositories.

  • Note that webhooks for automatic build triggering need to be set up manually.

Connecting repository via HTTP/HTTPS

  1. Click Add app from custom source on the Applications page.

  2. Enter the Repository URL for cloning the repository. You can find the URL from your repository on clicking Clone / Clone or download. Usually, the URL is in this format: https://example.com/path/to/repository.git.

  3. If it's a private repository that requires username and password for authentication, check Private repository and enter the Username and Password. Leave this option unchecked for public repositories.

  4. Click Add application.

Your app will be then listed on the Applications page and you can immediately start running builds.

Connecting repository via SSH

  1. Click Add app from custom source on the Applications page.

  2. Enter the Repository URL for cloning the repository. Usually, the URL is in this format: git@example.com:username/repo.git.

  3. Upload the SSH private key file. If your key is password-protected, enter the Private key passphrase.

    Alternatively, you can click Generate key pair and have Codemagic create an SSH key pair for you, read more about it below.

  4. Click Add application.

Your app will be then listed on the Applications page and you can immediately start running builds.

If you need to update the private key in Codemagic, you can upload or generate a new one in App settings > Repository settings > Repository access settings.

Generating a key pair in Codemagic

On clicking Generate key pair, Codemagic creates a secure 4096 bit SSH key pair. The private key will be used in Codemagic and the public key must be added to your repository settings. Click Copy to clipboard to copy the public key.

  • If your repository is hosted on GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket, add the public key to your repository's access/deployment keys.
  • For self-hosted repositories, request your git server admins to allow access for the provided public key.

After you have added the public key to your repository settings, finish adding the app by clicking Add application.

Don't close the Add application from custom source module before you have finished adding the app, otherwise you'll need to start over and generate a new SSH key.

Repositories behind firewall

To allow Codemagic access the private repository, the following IP addresses need to be whitelisted:

  1. 34.74.32.93 - used by our backend for getting basic information about the repository
  2. 192.159.66.80/28 - used by our builder servers to download the code and build it

Modifying repository access settings

When you have moved your repository or need to update the username/password or private key used to access it, you can change the access details in App settings > Repository settings > Repository access settings. Once you have changed the relevant settings, click Update access settings. Codemagic will verify it has access to the repository using the updated details before saving the settings.