Ubuntu 16.04下免费Apple开发者账号创建NativeScript iOS云构建证书

Alright, let's tackle this step by step—since you're on Ubuntu 16.04 with a free Apple Developer account and using NativeScript Sidekick for iOS cloud builds, here's exactly how to set up the certificates you need to get your app running on your iPhone:

• A valid free Apple ID (the one you use for App Store/iCloud)
• Your iPhone's UDID (unique device identifier—we’ll cover how to grab this below)
• NativeScript Sidekick installed and logged in with your account
• Ubuntu 16.04 terminal access for generating a certificate signing request (CSR)

Free Apple accounts require you to generate a CSR locally first. Open your terminal and run these commands:

# Generate a private key and CSR
openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout ios-dev-key.key -out ios-dev-csr.csr

When prompted:

• Common Name: Enter the email address linked to your Apple ID
• Leave all other fields (Country, State, etc.) blank by pressing Enter—they’re optional for free accounts.

You’ll end up with two files: ios-dev-key.key (keep this safe—don’t share it!) and ios-dev-csr.csr (we’ll upload this to Apple).

Head to Apple’s Developer Portal and log in with your free Apple ID. Navigate to Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles.

3.1 Create a Development Certificate #

• Go to Certificates > Development
• Click the "+" button to create a new certificate
• Select iOS App Development and click Continue
• Upload the ios-dev-csr.csr file you generated earlier, then click Continue
• Download the resulting .cer file (it’ll be named something like ios_development.cer)

3.2 Register Your iPhone (So Apple Allows It to Run Your App) #

Free accounts let you register up to 10 devices. To add yours:

• Go to Devices > All
• Click "+" and select Register a Device
• Enter a name for your iPhone (e.g., "My iPhone 13") and its UDID. To get the UDID:

  Connect your iPhone to your Ubuntu machine via USB. Install the libimobiledevice tools first with sudo apt-get install libimobiledevice-tools, then run idevice_id -l in the terminal—this will output your device’s UDID.

• Click Register to add the device.

3.3 Create an Explicit App ID #

• Go to Identifiers > App IDs
• Click "+" and select App
• Enter a name (e.g., "My NativeScript App") and an Explicit Bundle ID (this must match exactly what you have in your NativeScript project—e.g., com.yourname.yourapp)
• Scroll down and make sure App Development is checked, then click Continue and Register.

3.4 Create a Development Provisioning Profile #

• Go to Profiles > Development
• Click "+" and select iOS App Development
• Choose the App ID you just created, then select the development certificate you made earlier
• Select your registered iPhone from the list of devices
• Name the profile (e.g., "My App Dev Profile") and click Generate
• Download the .mobileprovision file.

Open your project in Sidekick and navigate to the Build tab:

• Select iOS as the platform and Cloud Build as the build type
• Click on Certificates & Profiles (or similar—depending on your Sidekick version)
• Import the following files:
  • Your private key (ios-dev-key.key)
  • The Apple .cer certificate
  • The .mobileprovision profile
• Double-check that the Bundle ID in Sidekick matches the Explicit App ID you created in Apple’s portal—this is critical to avoid build errors.

• Start the cloud build in Sidekick—once it’s complete, you’ll get an .ipa file (you can download it from Sidekick’s build history)
• To install it on your Ubuntu-connected iPhone:
  1. First, install the necessary deployment tools if you haven’t already:

     sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libimobiledevice-tools ideviceinstaller
     

  2. Connect your iPhone to your Ubuntu machine via USB. On your iPhone, tap Trust when prompted to trust the computer (you’ll need to enter your passcode).
  3. Run this command in the terminal, replacing path/to/your/app.ipa with the actual file path of your built IPA:

     ideviceinstaller -i path/to/your/app.ipa
     

• After a few seconds, your app should appear on your iPhone’s home screen. If it doesn’t show up immediately, wait a minute or restart your iPhone.

Important Notes for Free Apple Accounts #

• Your development certificate and provisioning profile will expire after 1 year—you’ll need to renew them by repeating steps 2-4 when that happens.
• You can only register up to 10 devices with a free Apple Developer account.
• Free accounts don’t support publishing to the App Store or using TestFlight—this setup is only for testing on your registered devices.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Hemant Dugar