Organize builds with buckets
Sort your builds into the right bucket
Instead of keeping all your builds in a jumbled pile, you can separate different kinds of builds using definitions based on branch, CI workflow, or some combination of both — or even using freeform, ad hoc buckets. Not only are build flavors logically separated into buckets, but you can set up targeted notifications and scope access per bucket to ensure the right people are aware of and able to seamlessly install new builds relevant to them. Testing, staging, and production builds are clearly separated, so there’s zero chance of releasing the wrong build.
Context on each build
Install app builds with less hassle, and more context
Make it dead simple for anyone to grab a build, with install links via QR, Slack, or Teams. No more build number guesswork — install builds alongside full context on exactly what work they each contain.
Access builds from pull requests
Do those installations right from PRs and tickets
Skip extra clicks and bouncing between tabs with direct install links posted on the relevant pull request or project management ticket. And for any Build Distro buckets you’ve configured to grab builds from pull requests, you can enable an automation that will post comments on the appropriate PRs, including info on each new build and direct links and QR codes for seamless installation.
One-click build sharing
Distribute builds with one-click shareable links
Share foolproof installation links in just one click: right from the Artifacts module of each build in Runway, send a link to teammates in Slack that will allow them to easily install the build onto their own device without any hunting around or extra steps.
Instant notes for testers
Automatically generate tester notes from each build’s diff
We automatically generate and populate tester notes for you, based on the diff since the previous build of the same flavor. In addition to listing commit info, diff items link out to associated PRs and project management tickets, so your team gets the complete picture and things are easy to digest for technical and non-technical teammates alike.
Instant build search
Find the exact build you’re looking for
Find the right build in seconds with global search in Build Distro. You can search by build number or against other fields like commit message or PR title.
Complete code and ticket diffs
See a combined diff of code & tickets alongside each build
When you click (or tap) into the build detail view, you’ll see a diff that contains a composite of code and tickets for a full picture of work that went into the build. In addition to seeing changes since the previous build of the same type, you can scroll further back in the diff with clear demarcation between older builds as you go — helpful for folks who haven’t grabbed this kind of build in a while and need to catch up.
Scheduled build automation
Recurring builds with timed triggers on buckets
Runway’s trigger workflow automation makes it easy to generate new builds as needed, whenever there are new changes to build, based on a given Build Distro bucket’s rules. But you can also trigger bucket automations to run on some recurring cadence you define – hourly, daily, every N hours – instead of on every diff.
Deliver artifacts automatically
Automatic artifact uploads on Build Distro buckets
You can enable our artifact automation on a per-bucket basis and configure the specific destination where artifacts are sent onwards to. Automatic retries safeguard against intermittent errors during this often-flaky part of the process.
