The document outlines the steps to publish an Android Archive (.aar) to Maven Central, starting with creating a Jira account and submitting a new project ticket. It includes instructions for generating a GPG key, distributing it, and configuring Gradle for the upload task. The document also provides references for further guidance on the process.

1. How to publish an android archive (.aar)
to Maven Central
Dino Kovač

2. 1. Create JIRA account at
https://issues.sonatype.org/secure/Signup!default.jspa
2. Create a New Project ticket
Sonatype repository setup

3. Generate key:
$ gpg --gen-key
!
List keys:
$ gpg —list-secret-keys
!
Distribute key:
$ gpg --keyserver hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net --
send-keys 794B83B1
Generate PGP key

4. ~/.gradle/gradle.properties
Add authentication info

5. Gradle upload task

6. Gradle upload task

7. $ gradle uploadArchives
Releasing

8. End result

9. • http://central.sonatype.org/pages/ossrh-guide.html
• http://central.sonatype.org/pages/releasing-the-
deployment.html
• http://www.vandalsoſtware.com/post/52468430435/
publishing-an-android-library-aar-to-a-maven
• http://jedicoder.blogspot.com/2011/11/automated-gradle-
project-deployment-to.html
• https://docs.sonatype.org/display/Repository/How+To
+Generate+PGP+Signatures+With+Maven
References