Host Your Own APT Repo on GitHub

This GitHub Action sets up and manages a simple APT repository on GitHub Pages or a separate repository.

Inputs

github_token

Required: Personal access token with commit and push scopes.

repo_supported_arch

Required: Newline-delimited list of supported architectures (e.g., amd64, i386).

repo_supported_version

Required: Newline-delimited list of supported Linux distributions (e.g., bionic, trusty).

file

Required: Path to the .deb file to be included.

file_target_version

Required: Version target for the supplied .deb file.

private_key

Required: GPG private key for signing the APT repo.

public_key

Required: GPG public key for the APT repo.

key_passphrase

Passphrase for the GPG private key.

target_repository

Required: Repository where the APT repo will be pushed (e.g., username/apt-repo).

repo_folder

Location of the APT repo folder relative to the root of the target repository. Defaults to repo.

Example Usage

uses: MauroDruwel/apt-repo-action@v4
with:
  github_token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
  repo_supported_arch: |
    amd64
    i386
  repo_supported_version: |
    bionic
    trusty
  file: my_program_bionic.deb
  file_target_version: bionic
  public_key: ${{ secrets.PUBLIC }}
  private_key: ${{ secrets.PRIVATE }}
  key_passphrase: ${{ secrets.SECRET }}
  target_repository: ${{ secrets.TARGETREPOSITORY }}

Adding the APT Repository

Once the action has run and your APT repository is set up, you can add it to your system with the following commands:

wget https://YOURGITHUBPAGESURL/public.key -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://YOURGITHUBPAGESURL/repo/ bionic main"

Replace YOURGITHUBPAGESURL with your GitHub Pages URL, and adjust the distribution and component as necessary.