Deploying an Expo native application

Setup

Item	Kind	Required	When	Done when	How
Node.js 22+ with the project's package manager	user	required	All	`node --version` prints v22 or later and the lockfile's package manager (`npm`, `pnpm`, `yarn`) runs	https://nodejs.org
EAS CLI	user	required	All	`eas --version` prints 24.0.0 or later	`npm install -g eas-cli@latest`
Expo account	user	required	All	`eas whoami` shows an account with access to the project's organization	Sign up at https://expo.dev/signup, then `eas login`
GitHub CLI	user	required	Deploy, Provision, Release	`gh auth status` succeeds and `gh repo view` finds the repository	https://cli.github.com, then `gh auth login`; create the GitHub repository and push the project
Apple Developer Program	user	optional	Provision, Release, when `ios.bundleIdentifier` is set	The user confirms an active membership	https://developer.apple.com/programs/enroll/
Google Play Console	user	optional	Provision, Release, when `android.package` is set	The user confirms a developer account	https://play.google.com/console/signup
CI token	user	required	Provision	`gh secret list` shows `EXPO_TOKEN`	Per configuring-github-actions.md → CI token
Production branch	ask	required	Deploy	`.github/workflows/deploy-<app>.yml` names it under `on.push.branches`	The branch `git remote show origin` marks as HEAD; recorded in the workflow