How do I add a reference to a aar file in android studio using a URL to the aar file?

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I have an aar file publicly available for use by clients. It is downloadable from a URL. How can I add a reference to the library in an android app?

I understand I need to upload it to bintray/jcenter/mavencentral for it to work with versioning. But that is not an option right now.

Is there a free repository I can host on my servers to expose the library?

But if I update the aar file, the consumer will not get the latest file, right? — snakepitbean, May 16 '17 at 16:42

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 16 '17 at 16:43

I understand I need to upload it to bintray/jcenter/mavencentral for it to work with versioning

No. You need to have it be in a repository for it to work with versioning. You are welcome to create your own repository. A Maven-style artifact repository is merely a particular directory structure, along with metadata files and your AAR.

For example, I distribute my libraries through a Maven-style repository that I host on Amazon S3.

How do I add a reference to a aar file in android studio using a URL to the aar file?

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