title: uploading .ipa file for appcenter distribution using Xamarin
body: <p>I am trying to use AppCenter to distribute my app to iOS beta testers.</p>
  
  <p>I have included the nuget packages for Microsoft.AppCenter and Microsoft.AppCenter.Distribute</p>
  
  <p>I followed the developer.xamarin instructions for creating an IPA</p>
  
  <p>An IPA did not appear in the Bin > iOS Device > Ad Hoc (or Release) folder as expected.  An application (.exe) file was created.
  This is most likely the area I need help on.</p>
  
  <p>In AppCenter I selected Distribute and got to the Upload a Build screen, I could not find an IPA file on my computer.</p>
  
  <p>when pressing the Where Can I Find my IPA file? link, I was transferred to <a href="https://openapi.appcenter.ms/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://openapi.appcenter.ms/</a>, which I didn't understand how to use to find the file.  Perhaps this link is incorrect or someone can tell me how to use these apis to find the file?  </p>
  
  <p>I have never connected my Windows Visual Studio Xamarin to a Mac. LivePlayer on an iPhone works beautifully. I was hoping to get to be able to distribute my app without using a physical Mac.</p>
  
  <p>Thank you for any help.  If you can point me towards other tutorials on setting up and using AppCenter to distribute to iPhone beta users, I would appreciate it.</p>