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How do I deploy an iOS app without passing from the public store

I'm currently developing an iOS app for a company as a consultant and they explicitly asked that the app should not be visible in the public app store but I need to distribute to the employees and contractors.

What are the necessary steps in order to achieve this goal? I've found info on the web about the Apple Enterprise program but the procedure for the distribution is somewhat unclear to me, as the documentation I found is messy.

Could someone please explain what do I need and what are the steps to follow in order to distribute the app in such fashion? I've made clear the steps to get to the .ipa file, I need to put the file on the devices.

Thank you.

Solution

    1. Create a distributed provision file for you app(You need to add the device identifier who want to install the app). enter image description here

    2. Build you app and distributed with ad hoc enter image description here

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    Then the employee can install the app from itunes.

    You can also enable the employee to install from safari, please refer here for more detail information.