# Xcode Cloud Automatically build, test, and distribute your apps with Xcode Cloud to verify changes and create high-quality apps. ## Overview Xcode Cloud lets you adopt *continuous integration and delivery* (CI/CD), a standard software development practice that helps you develop and maintain your code and deliver apps to testers and users. Xcode Cloud is a CI/CD system that combines the tools you use to create apps and frameworks for Apple platforms: [Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/), [TestFlight](https://developer.apple.com/testflight/), and [App Store Connect](https://appstoreconnect.apple.com).  With Xcode Cloud, you can automatically and frequently: - Build your project. - Run tests and perform verifications. - Distribute builds to testers and gather their feedback with [TestFlight](https://developer.apple.com/testflight/) while protecting user privacy. After successfully verifying a new version of your app with Xcode Cloud and TestFlight, you can quickly release it on the App Store. For more information about continuous integration and delivery, see [About continuous integration and delivery with Xcode Cloud](/documentation/Xcode/About-Continuous-Integration-and-Delivery-with-Xcode-Cloud). To learn more about configuring your project or workspace to use Xcode Cloud, see [Configuring your first Xcode Cloud workflow](/documentation/Xcode/Configuring-Your-First-Xcode-Cloud-Workflow). > For additional information about Xcode Cloud that includes videos from WWDC21 and WWDC22, see [The Xcode Cloud toolkit](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=076p6dmy). ## Topics ### Essentials [Getting started with Xcode Cloud](/documentation/Xcode/getting-started-with-xcode-cloud) A quick start guide to getting your project set up with Xcode Cloud for continuous integration, development, and distribution. [About continuous integration and delivery with Xcode Cloud](/documentation/Xcode/About-Continuous-Integration-and-Delivery-with-Xcode-Cloud) Learn how continuous integration and delivery with Xcode Cloud helps you create high-quality apps and frameworks. [Setting up your project to use Xcode Cloud](/documentation/Xcode/Setting-up-your-project-to-use-Xcode-Cloud) Review account, project, and source control requirements before configuring your project or workspace to use Xcode Cloud. [Configuring your first Xcode Cloud workflow](/documentation/Xcode/Configuring-Your-First-Xcode-Cloud-Workflow) Set up your project or workspace to use Xcode Cloud and adopt continuous integration and delivery. ### Setup and maintenance [Making dependencies available to Xcode Cloud](/documentation/Xcode/Making-Dependencies-Available-to-Xcode-Cloud) Review dependencies and make them available to Xcode Cloud before you configure your project to use Xcode Cloud. [Configuring Xcode Cloud for your team](/documentation/Xcode/Configuring-Xcode-Cloud-for-Your-Team) Start using continuous integration and delivery with Xcode Cloud as a team. [Sharing macOS and Xcode versions across Xcode Cloud workflows](/documentation/Xcode/Sharing-custom-aliases-across-Xcode-Cloud-workflows) Use custom aliases to share configurations with multiple workflows. [Sharing environment variables across Xcode Cloud workflows](/documentation/Xcode/Sharing-environment-variables-across-xcode-cloud-workflows) Apply common configurations to multiple workflows by using shared environment variables. [Building Swift packages and Swift Playgrounds app projects with Xcode Cloud](/documentation/Xcode/building-swift-packages-or-swift-playground-app-projects-with-xcode-cloud) Add your Swift package or Swift Playgrounds app project to an Xcode project to build it in Xcode Cloud. [Setting the next build number for Xcode Cloud builds](/documentation/Xcode/Setting-the-Next-Build-Number-for-Xcode-Cloud-Builds) Start numbering builds from a custom build number for your existing Mac app to avoid version collisions. [Including notes for testers with a beta release of your app](/documentation/Xcode/including-notes-for-testers-with-a-beta-release-of-your-app) Add text files to your Xcode project to provide notes to beta testers about what to test. [Removing your project from Xcode Cloud](/documentation/Xcode/Removing-Your-Project-from-Xcode-Cloud) Remove your project from Xcode Cloud to delete app and workflow data, disconnect your Git repository, and remove the Slack integration. [Changing the bundle identifier](/documentation/Xcode/changing-the-bundle-identifier) Modify your app’s bundle identifier and update it anywhere it appears. ### Usage data [Reviewing Xcode Cloud usage data](/documentation/Xcode/Reviewing-Xcode-Cloud-usage-data) Access Xcode Cloud usage information to understand how you and your team use Xcode Cloud. ### Workflows [Developing a workflow strategy for Xcode Cloud](/documentation/Xcode/Developing-a-Workflow-Strategy-for-Xcode-Cloud) Review how you can best create custom Xcode Cloud workflows to refine your continuous integration and delivery practice. [Xcode Cloud workflow reference](/documentation/Xcode/Xcode-Cloud-Workflow-Reference) Configure metadata, start conditions, actions, post-actions, and more to create custom Xcode Cloud workflows. [Creating a workflow that builds your app for distribution](/documentation/Xcode/Creating-a-workflow-that-builds-your-app-for-distribution) Configure a workflow to build and sign your app for distribution to testers with TestFlight, in the App Store, or as a notarized app. [Understanding Xcode Cloud infrastructure validation builds](/documentation/Xcode/Understanding-infrastructure-validation-builds) Learn about infrastructure validation builds and whether you need to opt out. ### Source code management [Source code management setup](/documentation/Xcode/Source-Code-Management-Setup) Allow Xcode Cloud to access your Git repository. [Configuring requirements for merging a pull request](/documentation/Xcode/Configuring-Requirements-for-Merging-a-Pull-Request) Protect stable branches by requiring a successful Xcode Cloud build or action before it’s possible to merge a pull request. ### Custom build scripts [Writing custom build scripts](/documentation/Xcode/Writing-Custom-Build-Scripts) Extend your Xcode Cloud workflows with custom build scripts that perform custom tasks or install additional tools. [Environment variable reference](/documentation/Xcode/Environment-Variable-Reference) Review predefined environment variables you use in custom build scripts. ### Troubleshooting [Resolving common configuration and build issues](/documentation/Xcode/Resolving-Common-Configuration-and-Build-Issues) Review common configuration and build issues and learn how you can resolve them. [Resolve GitHub Enterprise connection issues](/documentation/Xcode/Resolve-GitHub-Enterprise-connection-issues) Verify that Xcode Cloud can access your GitHub Enterprise repository and fix configuration issues. [Reporting feedback for Xcode Cloud](/documentation/Xcode/Reporting-feedback-for-xcode-cloud) Provide feedback on issues you encounter when building with Xcode Cloud. ### Notifications [Configuring webhooks in Xcode Cloud](/documentation/Xcode/Configuring-Webhooks-in-Xcode-Cloud) Configure webhooks that connect Xcode Cloud to other services and tools. [Xcode Cloud webhook payload reference](/documentation/Xcode/Webhook-Payload) Review details of the webhook payload that Xcode Cloud sends, including the product, workflow, build, actions, results, and SCM metadata associated with it. [Connecting Xcode Cloud to Slack](/documentation/Xcode/Connecting-Xcode-Cloud-to-Slack) Connect Xcode Cloud to Slack to keep your team informed about the latest Xcode Cloud builds. ### REST API --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)