.NET MAUI: Archive and Publish using Visual Studio Code | Community Feed

When Visual Studio for Mac got deprecated, folks worried about losing publishing capabilities. Turns out? VS Code + command line is actually awesome. Victor walks through the entire archive and publish workflow for both iOS and Android using nothing but VS Code and terminal commands.

Configure your .csproj with signing details, run dotnet publish with the right flags, and boom—you’ve got a signed IPA or AAB ready to ship. For iOS, pop over to XCode Organizer for upload. For Android, grab your AAB and head to Google Play Console. Simple, fast, and totally CI/CD ready.

You’ll learn:

Configuring .csproj for iOS and Android release builds
Using dotnet publish commands for archiving
Managing signing certificates and provisioning profiles
Uploading to App Store and Play Store
Why VS Code is legit for professional MAUI development

Read the full walkthrough and ship your apps from VS Code!