Access and manage the pCloudy device farm

After your pCloudy account is approved, you can access and manage mobile devices to run manual and automated tests.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that:

• Your agency subscription includes pCloudy.
• Your pCloudy account is approved by SHIP-HATS. For more details, see Sign up for pCloudy account.
• Your Service Request (SR) for pCloudy registration has been approved by your Subscription Administrator (SA).
• You have access to:
  • The SHIP-HATS pCloudy portal, and/or
  • A GitLab project with CI/CD pipelines (for automation).

To access and manage the device farm

Option 1: Use the SHIP-HATS pCloudy portal

Use the SHIP-HATS pCloudy portal to:

• View available Android and iOS devices
• Allocate devices to your testing sessions
• Run manual and automated tests
• Monitor test execution and results

Result:

• You can view, allocate, and manage devices within your subscription.

Next steps:

• Select a device and start a manual test.
• Configure automation using supported frameworks.

Option 2: Trigger mobile automation from GitLab CI

You can integrate pCloudy with GitLab CI pipelines to run mobile tests automatically as part of your CI/CD workflows.

This enables:

• Continuous mobile testing
• Consistent test execution across environments
• Early detection of mobile regressions

Result:

• Mobile tests run automatically during pipeline execution.

Next steps:

• Configure your .gitlab-ci.yml file for pCloudy integration.
• Review pipeline results and test reports in GitLab.