Is it possible to use the computer completely only to build an android application?

Question

Android

Good day. I am a beginner Android developer. I develop on a not very powerful laptop, I use Android Studio as an IDE. Small projects are assembled quickly, there are no problems. But with an increase in the number of classes, connecting new libraries, and so on, the build time increases significantly. However, an old computer is available. And here is the question: can a separate computer be fully adapted for building an application using gradle, and the main computer can be used purely for programming? Are there existing solutions, or is it rather confusing?

Answer 1

Yes, it is possible, I do it at work. Development in Android Studio, build (not CI, but a routine build for installation on a device) - on a remote server. The speed increased by 3-5 times.
You can start here: https://github.com/gojuno/mainframer
The essence is that first rsync copies the entire project to a remote machine, then the build is launched on the remote machine from the command line, then rsync is returned.
For me, as an AS user, it looks absolutely identical - I press "play" and then it's on its own :)

Answer 2

If something prevents Android Studio from running normally on an old computer, then either rent a VPS with Windows Server and install Android Studio there and work like on a regular computer via a remote slave. table, and let the customers pay the rent, or if there is no money, master Eclipse with the ADT plugin, I write in it, if there is a head and hands, then it is quite enough to develop everything that can be developed in Android Studio, if plugins are written for it then it will have something that JetBrains will not create in 10 years.