Building Your Own OTA Update System for React Native (Post App Center Era)
With Microsoft officially shutting down App Center, many developers like me were left looking for alternatives for pushing Over-The-Air (OTA) updates in React Native. I wanted a solution that gave me full control—something lightweight, self-hosted, and easy to maintain. So I built my own OTA update mechanism. Here's how I did it, why it works, and how you can do the same.
With Microsoft officially shutting down App Center, many developers like me were left looking for alternatives for pushing Over-The-Air (OTA) updates in React Native. I wanted a solution that gave me full control—something lightweight, self-hosted, and easy to maintain.
So I built my own OTA update mechanism. Here's how I did it, why it works, and how you can do the same.
