# 3.4 Generate Release Certificate

To generate a release certificate, You have to generate a Keystore file. To generate a Keystore file, run this command below from the root of your project directory.

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{% tab title="Mac" %}

```
keytool -genkey -v -keystore ~/key.jks -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000 -alias key
```

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```
keytool -genkey -v -keystore c:/Users/USER_NAME/key.jks -storetype JKS -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000 -alias key
```

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* Enter your details and remember the **password**. After this, you will get a **key.jks** Keystore file.
* Locate this file and move the file into the **android/app** folder and copy the **path** by right-clicking on the key.jks file.
* Then go to the **android/key.properties**​ file and replace the **path** of your Keystore file. Then also replace the ​**password​** which you have inputted to generate the Keystore file.

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Now you can generate a release certificate, To do that,

* Run with replacing your **alias\_name** and **keystore\_location**.

```
keytool -list -v -keystore keystore_location -alias alias_name
```

{% hint style="info" %}
Your alias\_name is **key** and keystore\_location is the path(directory) of the **key.jks** file.
{% endhint %}

* After that, you will get a **SHA1** code. Copy that code and add it to your **Firebase Console > Project Settings >  Android**, where you previously added a debug SHA1 code.

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