Setup an IOS Environment — debug , release and staging.

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In this article we will see how to setup debug , release and staging environment in iOS development. we will also see where we keep our secret keys (for eg- base url) of each environment.

DEBUG (development env.)

This environment is used by us (developer) to develop and test the application.

STAGING (testing env.)

After development , we will give staging environment’s build to tester for testing.

RELEASE (production env.)

This environment’s build will be deployed on the Apps Store

By default there will be two environment in any iOS project. i,e, Debug and Release

When you click on the root project folder , you can see it.

By default , debug env. is selected. It means we run the application in debug mode.

First let’s add one more environment i,e, Staging