If you have every had to set up app and device provisioning for iOS, you know that it is a pain in the a$$.

fastlane is an open source project, created to simplify the confusing and often tedious process of releasing iOS and Android apps. It comprises of several utilities that each handle a specific aspect of app release, such as:

* deliver – manages and uploads screenshots, metadata, and application bundles to iTunes Connect.
* produce – creates an app in iTunes Connect and the Developer Portal (often known as AppID), and also includes support for App Groups and application services.
* pem – creates and manages Push Notification Provisioning Profiles.
* cert – creates and manages code signing certificates
* sigh – creates and manages provisioning profiles
* match – creates and maintains certificates and profiles and stores them in a git repository so that they can be synced across a development team