Question 1

What is Venelx?

Accepted Answer

Venelx is a CI/CD platform for Expo and React Native apps. Connect your Git repository, configure iOS and Android build pipelines, store artifacts, publish OTA updates, and manage teams — with flat monthly pricing instead of credit-based billing.

Question 2

What are the pricing plans?

Accepted Answer

Three tiers: Free ($0/month) includes 30 builds per month, up to 3 projects, 3 GB storage, and 1 concurrent build. Pro ($49/month) includes 500 builds per month, up to 25 projects, 30 GB storage, 2 concurrent builds, and Slack/Discord alerts. Enterprise is custom — contact support@venelx.com for higher limits, dedicated infrastructure, and priority support.

Question 3

How does billing work?

Accepted Answer

Pro subscriptions are processed through Lemon Squeezy. Upgrade from your account billing page, manage payment methods in the Lemon Squeezy customer portal, and track build minutes, projects, and storage usage in the dashboard.

Question 4

Can I run builds on my own Mac?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Pro users can register self-hosted workers. Install the Venelx worker app on your Mac, pair it with your account, and route builds to your own hardware while using the Venelx control plane for orchestration, logs, and artifacts.

Question 5

How do code signing and secrets work?

Accepted Answer

Upload Apple .p12 certificates, provisioning profiles, and Android keystore files in project settings. Secrets are encrypted at rest. Venelx reads hints from eas.json and app.json to help configure bundle IDs and signing for Expo workflows.

Question 6

Does Venelx support OTA updates?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Publish over-the-air updates to channels from your project dashboard, alongside native iOS and Android builds.

Question 7

How do I switch from EAS Build?

Accepted Answer

Connect your GitHub repository and create a project in the Venelx dashboard. Venelx works with standard Expo workflows and eas.json build profiles — configure your pipelines, signing credentials, and environment variables in project settings.

Question 8

Which platforms and frameworks are supported?

Accepted Answer

Venelx is built for Expo and React Native, with native iOS and Android build pipelines. If your project uses standard Expo tooling (eas-cli, prebuild, xcodebuild, Gradle), Venelx can run it.

Feature	Venelx	EAS Build
Hardware	Apple Silicon cloud runners + self-hosted (Pro)	Expo-managed cloud VMs
Pricing model	Flat monthly (Free / Pro $49 / Enterprise)	Credit-based (per-minute billing)
Free tier	30 builds/month	30 builds/month (15 on iOS)
Framework support	Expo, React Native (iOS & Android)	Expo / React Native
Config	Venelx dashboard + eas.json profile hints	eas.json + eas-cli
OTA updates	Built-in channel publishing	EAS Update (separate product)
Code signing	Encrypted vault + eas.json hints	Managed signing or manual
Self-hosted runners	Yes (Pro plan)	Not available
Concurrency	1 (Free) / 2 (Pro) / Custom (Enterprise)	1 (Free) / 3+ (paid plans)

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