From b71dd09a15f06a9b30e42c2677997738c4930ee1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: max <maxi2003.eibl@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2026 21:31:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Document Gitea Actions automated release workflow

---
 README.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 848bd1b..1a95387 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -263,3 +263,21 @@ Start the server in one shell and run the pipeline test:
 python test_pipeline.py
 ```
 This tests invalid token rejection, encrypted socket streaming, database persistence, status promotion upon the 4th run, and the Hermes API output.
+
+---
+
+## Automated Releases via Gitea Actions
+
+The repository includes a automated Gitea workflow at [`.gitea/workflows/release.yml`](.gitea/workflows/release.yml) and a local packaging utility [`package_dist.py`](package_dist.py).
+
+### How to Trigger a Release
+1. Ensure your Gitea repository has `TAG_TOKEN` configured under **Repository Settings $\rightarrow$ Actions $\rightarrow$ Secrets**.
+2. Tag a release version and push it:
+   ```bash
+   git tag v1.0.0
+   git push origin v1.0.0
+   ```
+3. Gitea Actions will automatically:
+   - Run `package_dist.py` to package server, Windows client, and Linux client into `dist/`.
+   - Compute SHA-256 checksums (`SHA256SUMS.txt`).
+   - Use `gitea-release-action` to publish the release with all attachments.