furtka/RELEASING.md
Daniel Maksymilian Syrnicki 0cad2e05c8 feat(website): download page for the ISO, homepage with download CTA and 3-step how-it-works
- /download/ and /de/download/: big download button, file name, size and
  release date, requirements (64-bit PC, UEFI or BIOS, >=16 GB disk that
  gets erased, USB stick, network cable with internet, second device),
  five install steps (Etcher / Rufus DD mode / dd, boot menu, Secure Boot
  off, proksi.local:5000, wizard, pull stick), checksum + verify commands
  when the release has one, alpha notice, link to all releases
- the release data comes from the Forgejo API at build time
  (partials/release.html): newest release with an .iso asset, falling back
  to params.version if the lookup fails; getresource cache disabled so a
  build never pins an old release
- homepage: status chip follows the latest release, 'Download ISO' primary
  CTA + 'Source code' ghost CTA, numbered how-it-works cards, download band
  before the closer
- releases now upload furtka-<ver>.iso.sha256, and release.yml rebuilds the
  site after publishing so the download page follows each release

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Wq1hzUp4ZmCKHDuLKCnu73
2026-09-28 14:52:59 +02:00

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# Releasing
Furtka uses calendar versioning: **`YY.N-stage`** — e.g. `26.0-alpha` is 2026, release 0, alpha stage. No `v` prefix.
- `YY` — last two digits of the current year
- `N` — incrementing release number within the year, starting at 0 (next one in 2026 is `26.1-alpha`, then `26.2-alpha`…)
- `-alpha` — drop it when the installer boots end-to-end and wipe-and-reinstall is safe
When the year rolls over, the next release becomes `27.0-alpha` regardless of how many `26.x` releases shipped.
## Cadence
Tag per meaningful milestone, not on a calendar. A milestone is: ISO boots, a wizard screen works end-to-end, managed gateway serves its first real domain, etc. If a week goes by with no tag, that's fine — no tag is better than a noisy one.
## Release steps
1. **Move `[Unreleased]` in `CHANGELOG.md` to a new version heading.**
```markdown
## [Unreleased]
## [26.1-alpha] - 2026-05-20
### Added
- ...
```
Add a `[26.1-alpha]` link definition at the bottom:
```markdown
[26.1-alpha]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases/tag/26.1-alpha
```
Update the `[Unreleased]` compare link to point at the new tag.
2. **Commit the changelog.**
```bash
git add CHANGELOG.md
git commit -m "chore: release 26.1-alpha"
```
3. **Tag the commit.**
```bash
git tag -a 26.1-alpha -m "Release 26.1-alpha"
```
4. **Push the tag and main.**
```bash
git push origin main
git push origin 26.1-alpha
```
5. **The release workflow does the rest.** `.forgejo/workflows/release.yml` fires on the tag push and runs on the self-hosted runner: `scripts/build-release-tarball.sh` builds the self-update payload (tarball + sha256 + release.json under `dist/`), `iso/build.sh` builds the live-installer ISO, `scripts/publish-release.sh` uploads tarball + sha256 + release.json + ISO to the Forgejo release page. Pre-release is flagged automatically based on the suffix (`-alpha`/`-beta`/`-rc`). The ISO gets a `furtka-<ver>.iso.sha256` sidecar, and a last step rebuilds furtka.org so the download page (`/download/`) picks up the new ISO, size, date and checksum from the Forgejo API. ISO build is `continue-on-error`: a flaky ISO step doesn't block the core tarball (the thing boxes need for self-update).
The release workflow needs one secret set at repo **Settings → Secrets → Actions**:
- `FORGEJO_RELEASE_TOKEN` — a PAT with `write:repository` scope.
6. **Verify CI passed on the tag.** The Forgejo Actions run against the tagged commit should be green before you announce the release anywhere — both the CI workflow (lint/test) and the Release workflow (tarball published).
7. **(Optional) Dogfood the update path.** On a VM running the previous version, `sudo furtka update --check` should now see the new tag, and `sudo furtka update` applies it without a reinstall.
## First-time: find the current version
```bash
git describe --tags --abbrev=0
```
If the project is fresh and `git describe` fails, the next release is `26.0-alpha`.
## If the tag is wrong
Don't move published tags. Delete the release + tag, fix the problem, bump to the next number.
```bash
git tag -d 26.1-alpha
git push origin :refs/tags/26.1-alpha
# ... fix ...
git tag -a 26.2-alpha ...
```