Bitrise iOS code signing fails: the three-check list

TL;DR

Enable the Verbose log input in the signing step for the real error. [Bitrise docs]: 1) upload provisioning profiles via the right code signing asset management option so steps download them to the VM at runtime.

Steps

1. [Bitrise docs]: 1) upload provisioning profiles via the right code signing asset management option so steps download them to the VM at runtime. 2) upload the signing certificates to the Code Signing tab. 3) connect the Bitrise account to the Apple Developer portal. If a suspect error is code-signing related, the problem is almost certainly one of these three. Generate a signed IPA locally first: if it fails on your machine, it will fail on Bitrise. Enable the Verbose log input in the signing step for the real error.

When to use

You are seeing this: 2) upload the signing certificates to the Code Signing tab. Use this skill when you run into "Bitrise iOS code signing fails: the three-check list".

When not to use

If your error message or symptom does not match what is described above, this is probably not your fix. Search for your exact error text instead of forcing this one to fit.

Versions

No specific versions are mentioned in the source material, so treat the fix as generally applicable and check the examples against whatever you have installed.

Why this happens

The original report does not dig into a root cause. It documents the symptom and the fix that resolved it.

Source: Every Bitrise build runs on a clean VM with no signing files. Code signing fails unless you uploaded everything.

Verified resolution: [Bitrise docs]: 1) upload provisioning profiles via the right code signing asset management option so steps download them to the VM at runtime. 2) upload the signing certificates to the Code Signing tab. 3) connect the Bitrise account to the Apple Developer portal. If a suspect error is code-signing related, the problem is almost certainly one of these three. Generate a signed IPA locally first: if it fails on your machine, it will fail on Bitrise. Enable the Verbose log input in the signing step for the real error.

Source URL: https://docs.bitrise.io/en/bitrise-ci/code-signing/ios-code-signing/troubleshooting-ios-code-signing