juanfont/headscale

Offer Debian repository to keep Headscale installations up to date

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#1,526 opened on Aug 12, 2023

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Description

Why

Currently the workflow of security checking of Headscale hosts is quite frustrating.

  1. Regularly log into host and run dpkg -l | grep -i headscale to see which Headscale version is installed.
  2. Go to the releases page of this Github repository.
  3. Check most current release version of Headscale.
  4. Download most current release version of Headscale.
  5. Run sudo dpkg --install headscale.deb to update Headscale.

Description

Offer a package repository for Debian/Ubuntu which can be added to APT. That allows to either run apt update && apt upgrade or even use unattended-upgrades to update Headscale.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
go
Domain
devops
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Debian packagingAPTGPGGo
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
35
Research direction
Examine the existing build and packaging setup in the repository (e.g., debian/ directory if present, or release workflows). Review the comments on this issue for any discussed approaches or blockers. Investigate how other Go projects set up APT repositories, possibly using tools like aptly or github releases. Consider the need for GPG signing and automatic updates via apt.