# Godot iOS publishing from Android

> No Mac required. Ship your Godot iOS game from an Android phone using Termux, Node.js, and ShipThis.

Source: https://shipth.is/docs/tutorials/godot-ios-from-android

This guide walks you through setting up ShipThis on an Android phone using Termux. By the end you will have shipped a Godot game to the Apple App Store without a Mac or laptop.

[Before you begin]
You will need an [Apple Developer account](https://developer.apple.com) to publish to the Apple App Store.

## 1. Install and set up Termux

Termux is a terminal emulator for Android. ShipThis runs as a command line tool, so Termux is how you will run it on your phone.

[Download Termux from the Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.termux), then open it and run:

```help
termux-setup-storage
mkdir /sdcard/GodotProjects
```

`termux-setup-storage` grants Termux access to your device's shared storage. Accept the permission prompt when it appears. Once that is done, `mkdir /sdcard/GodotProjects` creates a shared folder that both Termux and the Godot Android editor can access.

[note]
`/sdcard` is a standard Android path that exists on all devices. On phones without a physical SD card slot it maps to emulated internal storage at `/storage/emulated/0`.

## 2. Install Node.js and ShipThis

Termux uses `pkg` as its package manager. Install Node.js, then install ShipThis globally via npm:

```help
pkg update
pkg install nodejs
npm install -g shipthis
```

## 3. Install the Godot Android Editor

The Godot Android Editor is a full version of the Godot editor that runs natively on Android.

[Download Godot Engine 4 from the Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.godotengine.editor.v4).

## 4. Download a sample project

If you do not have a Godot project ready, you can download a sample game from the Godot Asset Library.

Open Godot and go to the **Asset Library Projects** tab. Search for **Dodge The Creeps** and select it.

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When Godot asks where to save the project, set the path to `/sdcard/GodotProjects/`. This is the folder we created in step 1, and it is accessible from both Godot and Termux.

## 5. Run the ShipThis iOS wizard

In Termux, navigate to your project folder, log in to ShipThis, then run the iOS wizard:

```help
cd /sdcard/GodotProjects/dodge-the-creeps-demo
shipthis login
shipthis game wizard ios
```

The wizard will walk you through all of the steps required to build and publish an iOS game. See [Set up iOS](https://shipth.is/docs/ios) for a full breakdown of what it does.

## 6. Ship it

The `shipthis game ship` command uploads your game to the ShipThis build server, which exports it for iOS, signs it with your certificate, and uploads the result to TestFlight.

```help
shipthis game ship --platform ios --follow
```

The `--follow` flag streams the build log to your terminal as it runs.

## 7. View your build in TestFlight

Once the build completes, open [App Store Connect](https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/) and navigate to TestFlight. Your build will appear there ready for testing.