notes about manual publishing via maven central portal

FAIRDataTeam · Oct 25, 2024 · c33b7f4 · c33b7f4
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
 
     - name: Publish to Maven Central Portal
+      # if autoPublish is false (see pom.xml), we need to publish manually via https://central.sonatype.com/publishing/deployments
       run: mvn --batch-mode deploy
       env:
         MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}

diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@
                 <extensions>true</extensions>
                 <configuration>
                     <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+                    <!-- visit https://central.sonatype.com/publishing/deployments to publish manually -->
+                    <!-- also visit that site to debug validation issues -->
                     <autoPublish>false</autoPublish>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>