diff --git a/bin/cocoapods.sh b/bin/cocoapods.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+## https://github.com/auth0/react-native-lock/blob/master/bin/cocoapods.sh
+
+ios_dir=`pwd`/ios
+if [ -d ios_dir ]
+  then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+podfile="$ios_dir/Podfile"
+template=`pwd`/node_modules/react-native-firebase/ios/Podfile.template
+
+echo "Checking Podfile in iOS project ($podfile)"
+
+if [ -f $podfile ]
+  then
+  echo ""
+  echo "Found an existing Podfile, Do you want to override it? [N/y]"
+  read generate_env_file
+
+  if [ "$generate_env_file" != "y" ]
+    then
+
+    # pod outdated | grep "The following pod updates are available:"
+    # status=$?
+    # if [ $status -eq 0 ]; then
+    #   echo "From what I can tell, there look to be updates available..."
+    #   echo "Do you want to update your cocoapods? [N/y]"
+    #   read update_pods
+    #   if [ "$update_pods" != "y" ]
+    #     then
+    #       pod update --project-directory=ios
+    #       exit 0
+    #     else
+    #       exit 0
+    #   fi
+    # fi
+
+    echo "Add the following pods":
+    echo ""
+    echo ""
+    cat $template
+    echo ""
+    echo ""
+    echo "and run 'pod install' to install Firestack for iOS"
+    exit 0
+  fi
+
+  rm -f $podfile
+  rm -f "$podfile.lock"
+fi
+
+echo "Adding Podfile to iOS project"
+
+cd ios
+pod init >/dev/null 2>&1
+cat $template >> $podfile
+cd ..
+
+echo "Installing Pods"
+
+pod install --project-directory=ios
diff --git a/bin/prepare.sh b/bin/prepare.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+## https://github.com/auth0/react-native-lock/blob/master/bin/prepare.sh
+
+echo "Preparing to link react-native-firebase for iOS"
+
+echo "Checking CocoaPods..."
+has_cocoapods=`which pod >/dev/null 2>&1`
+if [ -z "$has_cocoapods" ]
+then
+  echo "CocoaPods already installed"
+else
+  echo "Installing CocoaPods..."
+  gem install cocoapods
+fi