Bitbucket Pipelines Integration

Integrate Capgo Live Updates with Bitbucket Pipelines to automatically deploy your app updates whenever you push code changes. This guide covers setting up automated builds, testing, and deployment workflows.

Prerequisites

Before setting up Bitbucket Pipelines integration, ensure you have:

• A Bitbucket account with a repository
• A Capgo account with an app configured
• Node.js and npm/yarn configured in your project

Setting Up Bitbucket Pipelines

Step 1: Configure Repository Variables

First, set up the necessary variables in your Bitbucket repository:

1. Navigate to your Bitbucket repository
2. Go to Repository settings → Pipelines → Repository variables
3. Add the following variables:

Variable Name	Value	Secured
CAPGO_TOKEN	Your Capgo API token	✅ Yes

Tip

Get your Capgo API token from web.capgo.app/apikeys. Your app ID is already configured in your capacitor.config.ts file.

Simple

Basic configuration that deploys to production on every push to the main branch:

# bitbucket-pipelines.yml - Simple Configuration
image: node:22

pipelines:
  branches:
    main:
      - step:
          name: Build and Deploy to Production
          script:
            - npm ci
            - npm run test
            - npm run build
            - npm install -g @capgo/cli
            - npx @capgo/cli bundle upload --apikey $CAPGO_TOKEN --channel production
          artifacts:
            - dist/**

Advanced

Feature Branch Deployments

Deploy feature branches to test channels for review and testing:

# Feature branch deployment
pipelines:
  branches:
    feature/*:
      - step:
          name: Deploy Feature Branch
          script:
            - npm ci
            - npm run test
            - npm run build
            - BRANCH_NAME=$(echo $BITBUCKET_BRANCH | sed 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/-/g')
            - CHANNEL_NAME="feature-$BRANCH_NAME"
            - npm install -g @capgo/cli
            - npx @capgo/cli channel create $CHANNEL_NAME --apikey $CAPGO_TOKEN || true
            - npx @capgo/cli bundle upload --apikey $CAPGO_TOKEN --channel $CHANNEL_NAME
          artifacts:
            - dist/**

Tip

Testing with Channels: After deploying to a feature channel, you can test the update in your app by configuring it to use that specific channel. Learn more about configuring channels in your app.

Using Encryption

If you’re using Capgo’s encryption feature, you’ll need to store your private key securely in your CI/CD environment.

After setting up encryption keys locally, add your private key to Bitbucket variables:

# Display your private key content (copy this output)
cat .capgo_key_v2

Add this content as CAPGO_PRIVATE_KEY in your Bitbucket repository variables (mark as secured), then use it in pipelines:

# Deploy with encryption
- step:
    name: Deploy to Capgo with Encryption
    script:
      - npm install -g @capgo/cli
      - npx @capgo/cli bundle upload --apikey $CAPGO_TOKEN --key-data-v2 "$CAPGO_PRIVATE_KEY" --channel production

Caution

Security Best Practices:

• Never commit the .capgo_key_v2 file to version control
• Store the private key only in secure CI/CD secret management
• Use different keys for different environments

Multi-Channel Configuration

For comprehensive information about setting up and managing multiple deployment channels, see the Channels documentation.

Complete configuration with multiple environments and pull request deployments:

# bitbucket-pipelines.yml - Advanced Multi-Channel Configuration
image: node:22

definitions:
  steps:
    - step: &build-step
        name: Build Application
        script:
          - npm ci
          - npm run test
          - npm run build
        artifacts:
          - dist/**

    - step: &deploy-step
        name: Deploy to Capgo
        script:
          - npm install -g @capgo/cli
          - npx @capgo/cli bundle upload --apikey $CAPGO_TOKEN --channel $CHANNEL_NAME

pipelines:
  branches:
    main:
      - step:
          <<: *build-step
      - step:
          <<: *deploy-step
          name: Deploy to Production
          deployment: production
          trigger: manual
          script:
            - export CHANNEL_NAME=production
            - npm install -g @capgo/cli
            - npx @capgo/cli bundle upload --apikey $CAPGO_TOKEN --channel $CHANNEL_NAME

    develop:
      - step:
          <<: *build-step
      - step:
          <<: *deploy-step
          name: Deploy to Development
          deployment: development
          script:
            - export CHANNEL_NAME=development
            - npm install -g @capgo/cli
            - npx @capgo/cli bundle upload --apikey $CAPGO_TOKEN --channel $CHANNEL_NAME

  pull-requests:
    '**':
      - step:
          <<: *build-step
      - step:
          name: Deploy PR to Test Channel
          script:
            - CHANNEL_NAME="pr-$BITBUCKET_PR_ID"
            - npm install -g @capgo/cli
            - npx @capgo/cli channel create $CHANNEL_NAME --apikey $CAPGO_TOKEN || true
            - npx @capgo/cli bundle upload --apikey $CAPGO_TOKEN --channel $CHANNEL_NAME
          artifacts:
            - dist/**

Multi-Environment Pipeline

For complex deployment scenarios with staging and production environments:

# Multi-environment pipeline
image: node:22

pipelines:
  branches:
    main:
      - step:
          name: Build
          script:
            - npm ci
            - npm run test
            - npm run build
          artifacts:
            - dist/**
      - step:
          name: Deploy to Staging
          deployment: staging
          script:
            - npm install -g @capgo/cli
            - npx @capgo/cli bundle upload --apikey $CAPGO_TOKEN --channel staging
      - step:
          name: Deploy to Production
          deployment: production
          trigger: manual
          script:
            - npm install -g @capgo/cli
            - npx @capgo/cli bundle upload --apikey $CAPGO_TOKEN --channel production

    develop:
      - step:
          name: Build and Deploy to Development
          script:
            - npm ci
            - npm run test
            - npm run build
            - npm install -g @capgo/cli
            - npx @capgo/cli bundle upload --apikey $CAPGO_TOKEN --channel development
          artifacts:
            - dist/**

Branch-Based Deployment Strategy

Automatically deploy different branches to appropriate channels:

# Dynamic channel deployment
image: node:22

definitions:
  scripts:
    - script: &determine-channel |
        if [ "$BITBUCKET_BRANCH" = "main" ]; then
          export CHANNEL_NAME="production"
        elif [ "$BITBUCKET_BRANCH" = "develop" ]; then
          export CHANNEL_NAME="staging"
        else
          export CHANNEL_NAME="development"
        fi
        echo "Deploying to channel: $CHANNEL_NAME"

pipelines:
  default:
    - step:
        name: Build and Deploy
        script:
          - npm ci
          - npm run test
          - npm run build
          - *determine-channel
          - npm install -g @capgo/cli
          - npx @capgo/cli bundle upload --apikey $CAPGO_TOKEN --channel $CHANNEL_NAME
        artifacts:
          - dist/**

Parallel Pipeline Execution

Optimize build times with parallel steps:

# Parallel execution pipeline
image: node:22

pipelines:
  branches:
    main:
      - parallel:
          - step:
              name: Run Tests
              script:
                - npm ci
                - npm run test
          - step:
              name: Lint Code
              script:
                - npm ci
                - npm run lint
      - step:
          name: Build Application
          script:
            - npm ci
            - npm run build
          artifacts:
            - dist/**
      - step:
          name: Deploy to Production
          deployment: production
          script:
            - npm install -g @capgo/cli
            - npx @capgo/cli bundle upload --apikey $CAPGO_TOKEN --channel production

Security Best Practices

Repository Variables

1. Secured Variables: Always mark API tokens as secured
2. Environment Variables: Use deployment-specific variables when needed
3. Access Control: Limit repository access to authorized team members
4. Token Rotation: Regularly rotate your Capgo API tokens

Deployment Environments

Configure deployment environments for better security:

# Deployment with environment restrictions
pipelines:
  branches:
    main:
      - step:
          name: Deploy to Production
          deployment: production
          trigger: manual
          script:
            - npm install -g @capgo/cli
            - npx @capgo/cli bundle upload --apikey $CAPGO_TOKEN --channel production

Monitoring and Notifications

Slack Integration

Add Slack notifications to your pipeline:

# Pipeline with Slack notifications
pipelines:
  branches:
    main:
      - step:
          name: Build and Deploy
          script:
            - npm ci
            - npm run test
            - npm run build
            - npm install -g @capgo/cli
            - npx @capgo/cli bundle upload --apikey $CAPGO_TOKEN --channel production
          after-script:
            - |
              if [ $BITBUCKET_EXIT_CODE -eq 0 ]; then
                curl -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json' \
                  --data '{"text":"✅ Capgo deployment successful for '$BITBUCKET_BRANCH'"}' \
                  $SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL
              else
                curl -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json' \
                  --data '{"text":"❌ Capgo deployment failed for '$BITBUCKET_BRANCH'"}' \
                  $SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL
              fi

Email Notifications

Configure email notifications through Bitbucket’s built-in features or using external services:

# Email notification step
- step:
    name: Send Notification
    script:
      - |
        curl -X POST \
          -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
          -d '{
            "to": "team@yourcompany.com",
            "subject": "Capgo Deployment Status",
            "body": "Deployment of '$BITBUCKET_BRANCH' completed with status: '$BITBUCKET_EXIT_CODE'"
          }' \
          $EMAIL_SERVICE_URL
    condition:
      result: [successful, failed]

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Pipeline fails with “Capgo CLI not found”:

# Debug CLI installation
- step:
    name: Debug CLI
    script:
      - npm install -g @capgo/cli
      - which capgo || echo "Capgo CLI not found"
      - npx @capgo/cli --version

Authentication errors:

# Verify token configuration
- step:
    name: Debug Auth
    script:
      - |
        if [ -z "$CAPGO_TOKEN" ]; then
          echo "CAPGO_TOKEN is not set"
          exit 1
        fi
        echo "Token length: ${#CAPGO_TOKEN}"

Build artifacts not found:

# List build outputs
- step:
    name: Debug Build
    script:
      - ls -la dist/
      - find dist/ -type f -name "*.js" -o -name "*.html"

Debug Pipeline

Add debugging information to troubleshoot issues:

# Debug pipeline
pipelines:
  branches:
    main:
      - step:
          name: Debug Information
          script:
            - echo "Branch: $BITBUCKET_BRANCH"
            - echo "Commit: $BITBUCKET_COMMIT"
            - echo "Build: $BITBUCKET_BUILD_NUMBER"
            - env | grep BITBUCKET_ | sort
      - step:
          name: Build and Deploy
          script:
            - npm ci
            - npm run test
            - npm run build
            - npm install -g @capgo/cli
            - npx @capgo/cli bundle upload --apikey $CAPGO_TOKEN --channel production

Pipeline Validation

Enable pipeline validation to catch configuration errors:

# Enable pipeline validation
options:
  docker: true
  size: 2x

pipelines:
  branches:
    main:
      - step:
          name: Validate Pipeline
          script:
            - echo "Pipeline validation successful"
      - step:
          name: Build and Deploy
          script:
            # ... deployment steps

Next Steps

• Learn about Channels to manage different deployment environments
• Explore Custom Storage for advanced deployment scenarios
• Set up Encryption for secure deployments
• Configure Update Behavior to customize how updates are applied

With Bitbucket Pipelines integration, you can automate your Capgo deployments and ensure consistent, reliable updates to your mobile app users.