feat(packaging): use GoReleaser instead of Docker to build RPM/Debian packages

.github/workflows/packages.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+name: RPM and Debian Packages
+permissions: read-all
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+    paths:
+      - 'packaging/**' # Only run on changes to the packaging files
+jobs:
+  build-packages:
+    name: Build Packages
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: Set up Golang
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version: stable
+    - name: Run GoReleaser
+      uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6
+      with:
+        version: '~> v2'
+        args: release -f packaging/goreleaser.yaml --clean ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && '--snapshot' || '' }}
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    - name: Cache Packages
+      uses: actions/cache/save@v4
+      with:
+        path: |
+          dist/*.deb
+          dist/*.rpm
+        key: packages-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+    - name: Upload Artifacts
+      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+          name: packages
+          path: |
+            dist/*.deb
+            dist/*.rpm
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 1
+          compression-level: 0
+  test-debian-package:
+    name: Test Debian Package
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build-packages
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:9.5
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+          POSTGRES_DB: miniflux2
+        ports:
+        - 5432:5432
+        options: --health-cmd pg_isready --health-interval 10s --health-timeout 5s --health-retries 5
+    steps:
+    - name: Restore Packages Cache
+      uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+      with:
+        path: |
+          dist/*.deb
+          dist/*.rpm
+        key: packages-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+        fail-on-cache-miss: true
+    - name: Install Debian Package
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo dpkg -i dist/miniflux*amd64.deb
+    - name: Test Installation
+      run: |
+        which miniflux
+        miniflux -i
+    - name: Test Systemd Service
+      run: |
+        # Verify service file exists and is properly installed
+        systemctl cat miniflux
+
+        # Check if service is enabled by default
+        sudo systemctl is-enabled miniflux || echo "Service not enabled by default"
+
+        # Check service status (should be inactive/dead but loadable)
+        sudo systemctl status miniflux --no-pager || true
+
+        # Verify service can be started (will fail due to missing config, but should load)
+        sudo systemctl start miniflux || echo "Service failed to start (expected without proper config)"
+
+        # Check if service is properly defined
+        systemctl show miniflux --property=Type,ExecStart,User,Group --no-pager

.gitignore

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ./*.sha256
-/miniflux
 .idea
 .vscode
 *.deb
 *.rpm
-miniflux-*
+/miniflux
+dist
+miniflux-*

Makefile

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ run:
 	@ LOG_DATE_TIME=1 LOG_LEVEL=debug RUN_MIGRATIONS=1 CREATE_ADMIN=1 ADMIN_USERNAME=admin ADMIN_PASSWORD=test123 go run main.go
 
 clean:
-	@ rm -f $(APP)-* $(APP) $(APP)*.rpm $(APP)*.deb $(APP)*.exe $(APP)*.sha256
+	@ rm -rf $(APP)-* $(APP) $(APP)*.rpm $(APP)*.deb $(APP)*.exe $(APP)*.sha256 dist
 
 add-string:
 	cd internal/locale/translations && \

packaging/goreleaser.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+version: 2
+
+builds:
+  - id: miniflux
+    binary: miniflux
+    env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
+    goos:
+      - linux
+      # We will enable cross-compilation for other OSes later
+      # - darwin
+      # - freebsd
+      # - openbsd
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+      - arm64
+      - arm
+    goarm:
+      - 6
+      - 7
+    ignore:
+      - goos: darwin
+        goarch: arm
+      - goos: darwin
+        goarch: amd64
+      - goos: freebsd
+        goarch: arm64
+      - goos: freebsd
+        goarch: arm
+      - goos: openbsd
+        goarch: arm64
+      - goos: openbsd
+        goarch: arm
+    ldflags:
+      - "-s -w -X miniflux.app/v2/internal/version.Version={{.Version}}"
+
+nfpms:
+  - id: miniflux-packages
+    package_name: miniflux
+    vendor: Miniflux
+    maintainer: "Frédéric Guillot <f@miniflux.net>"
+    description: "Minimalist and opinionated feed reader"
+    homepage: "https://miniflux.app/"
+    license: Apache 2.0
+    file_name_template: "{{ .PackageName }}_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Arch }}{{ with .Arm }}v{{ . }}{{ end }}"
+    formats:
+      - deb
+      - rpm
+    contents:
+      - src: "./packaging/miniflux.conf"
+        dst: "/etc/miniflux.conf"
+        file_info:
+          mode: 0644
+      - src: "./packaging/systemd/miniflux.service"
+        dst: "/etc/systemd/system/miniflux.service"
+        file_info:
+          mode: 0644
+      - src: "./miniflux.1"
+        dst: "/usr/share/man/man1/miniflux.1"
+        file_info:
+          mode: 0644
+    deb:
+      lintian_overrides:
+        - statically-linked-binary
+        - changelog-file-missing-in-native-package

packaging/systemd/miniflux.service

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ After=network.target postgresql.service
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/miniflux
-User=miniflux
+DynamicUser=yes
 
 # Load environment variables from /etc/miniflux.conf.
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/miniflux.conf