# Building a Dynamic Mobile CI System

DevFeed: [Building a Dynamic Mobile CI System](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/building-a-dynamic-mobile-ci-system-1315.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shopify.engineering/building-a-dynamic-mobile-ci-system>)

Author: Sander Lijbrink

Published: 2017-04-13T18:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering.md>), [Shopify Engineering - Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering-shopify-engineering.md>)

Topics: [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ci.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [apps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apps.md>), [building](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/building.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scalability.md>), [shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shopify.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>)

## AI overview

Shopify describes rebuilding its mobile continuous-integration system to dynamically scale Android and iOS builds, reduce build times, and automate testing and publishing.

## Source excerpt

18 minute read The mobile space has changed quickly, even within the past few years. At Shopify, the world's largest Rails application, we have seen the growth and potential of the mobile market and set a goal of becoming a mobile-first company. Today, over 130,000 merchants are using Shopify Mobile to set up and run their stores from their smartphones. Through the inherent simplicity and flexibility of the mobile platform, many mobile-focused products have found success. This post was co-written with Arham Ahmed, and shout-outs to Sean Corcoran of MacStadium and Tim Lucas of Buildkite.