Self hosting mobile applications
summary
Describes a self-hosted over‑the‑air update system for React Native that serves a small index.json with md5‑named bundles, lets teams push JavaScript‑only updates immediately, and builds standalone binaries that point to that JSON. Explains using expo export to dump bundles and assets, hosting on static servers (example: GitHub Pages), and a cache check to avoid re‑downloading unchanged bundles. Details asset resolution by hash so new images download only when needed, and notes an updates policy module to customize pull frequency.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00The concept of OTA updates
- 2:18Buggy Valley architecture
- 5:06Glorified curling
- 6:46Optimizing update performance
- 7:58Designing the OTA service
- 10:37Implementing update tools
- 12:20Hosting your own service
- 16:18Advanced asset management
- 21:30Closing and open source
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