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Create APT repository

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Create APT repository

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Create APT repository

Create APT repository using reprepro

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

 
              
- name: Create APT repository

              
  uses: morph027/apt-repo-action@v1
Learn more about this action in morph027/apt-repo-action

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create-apt-repo

Create an APT repo using reprepro. Can be deployed to GH pages using upload-pages-artifact and deploy-pages actions.

Inputs

Input Required? Default Description
repo-name true Repository name
scan-dir false $PWD Scan this directory for packages to include in the repo.
keyring-name false ${{ inputs.repo-name }}-keyring Keyring package name
origin false ${{ inputs.repo-name }} Origin
suite false ${{ inputs.repo-name }} Suite
label false ${{ inputs.repo-name }} Label
codename false ${{ inputs.repo-name }} Codename
components false main Components
architectures false amd64 Architectures
limit false 0 How many package versions to keep (0 = unlimited).
signing-key true n/a Private gpg key for signing. Please use secrets!
import-from-repo-url false n/a Import existing packages from this repo url. Workaround for immutable GH actions cache.
maintainer false apt-repo-action@${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER} Package maintainer for keyring package.
homepage false ${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY} Homepage for keyring package.

Outputs

Output Description
dir The directory containing the ready to deploy APT repo
keyring The name of the created keyring

Usage Example

# yamllint disable rule:truthy
on:
  release:
    types:
      - published

permissions:
  contents: read
  pages: write
  id-token: write

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      artifact_id: ${{ steps.upload-artifact.outputs.artifact-id }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Setup Pages
        uses: actions/configure-pages@v4
      - name: Create packages
        run: |
          ...
          do something funny to create your packages using e.g. fpm, nfpm, ....
          ...
      - uses: morph027/apt-repo-action@v1
        id: create-apt-repo
        with:
          repo-name: my-fancy-tool
          signing-key: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY }}
          codename: jammy
          architectures: amd64 arm64
      - name: Upload Pages artifact
        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: github-pages
          path: ${{ steps.create-apt-repo.outputs.dir }}
  deploy:
    environment:
      name: github-pages
      url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: build
    steps:
      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
        id: deployment
        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4