Commit `739e452413`

739e4524135af7301b485c924ea647917052d94d

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cmc <hello@cleberg.net> · 2026-07-18 05:25 UTC

Drop App Store from distribution docs

Not pursuing App Store submission — DMG + Homebrew only. Removed the
submission walkthrough and reframed the doc around the single channel;
also updated the Homebrew section since the tap is actually published
now, not just a template.

Layout: unified · split

DISTRIBUTION.md +24 −28

	@@ -1,26 +1,9 @@
1	# Distribution	1	# Distribution
2		2
3	octosentry ships on two channels with a single codebase and identical	3	octosentry ships as a notarized DMG and via Homebrew — no App Store
4	entitlements (spec §9) — the only divergence is signing method at export	4	distribution. Same entitlements either way; there's only one channel.
5	time and whether the update checker runs.
6		5
7	## App Store	6	## DMG
8
9	1. Requires an active Apple Developer Program membership and an **Apple
10	Distribution** certificate (Xcode > Settings > Accounts > Manage
11	Certificates).
12	2. Create the app record in [App Store Connect](https://appstoreconnect.apple.com)
13	with bundle ID `net.cleberg.octosentry`.
14	3. Archive: Product > Archive in Xcode (Release configuration).
15	4. In the Organizer, Distribute App > App Store Connect > Upload.
16	5. Complete the app listing (screenshots, description, privacy nutrition
17	label — [PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy](octosentry/PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy) already
18	declares no tracking and no collected data) and submit for review.
19
20	The update checker (`UpdateStore`) detects the App Store receipt at
21	runtime and never runs on this build — no code changes needed per release.
22
23	## DMG (direct distribution)
24		7
25	Requires a Developer ID Application certificate and notarization	8	Requires a Developer ID Application certificate and notarization
26	credentials stored once locally:	9	credentials stored once locally:
	@@ -43,18 +26,31 @@ scripts/build-dmg.sh 1.0.0
43		26
44	This archives, exports with Developer ID signing, notarizes, staples the	27	This archives, exports with Developer ID signing, notarizes, staples the
45	ticket, and produces `build/octosentry-1.0.0.dmg`. Attach that file to	28	ticket, and produces `build/octosentry-1.0.0.dmg`. Attach that file to
46	the corresponding GitHub Release (`gh release create 1.0.0 build/octosentry-1.0.0.dmg`)	29	the corresponding GitHub Release:
47	— the update checker links there.	30
		31	```bash
		32	gh release upload 1.0.0 build/octosentry-1.0.0.dmg
		33	```
		34
		35	The update checker (`UpdateStore`) links there.
48		36
49	## Homebrew	37	## Homebrew
50		38
51	Not published yet. [Casks/octosentry.rb](Casks/octosentry.rb) is a	39	Published at [zerolabsco/homebrew-tap](https://github.com/zerolabsco/homebrew-tap).
52	template — to actually publish it:	40	Users install via:
		41
		42	```bash
		43	brew tap zerolabsco/tap
		44	brew install --cask octosentry
		45	```
		46
		47	Per release, after uploading the new DMG to its GitHub Release:
53		48
54	1. Create a `zerolabsco/homebrew-tap` repo.	49	1. `shasum -a 256 build/octosentry-<version>.dmg`
55	2. Copy the cask there, filling in the real `sha256` of the released DMG	50	2. Update `version` and `sha256` in [Casks/octosentry.rb](Casks/octosentry.rb)
56	(`shasum -a 256 octosentry-1.0.0.dmg`).	51	(kept here for reference — the canonical copy lives in the tap repo).
57	3. Users install via `brew tap zerolabsco/tap && brew install --cask octosentry`.	52	3. Copy the updated file into a local clone of `zerolabsco/homebrew-tap`,
		53	commit, and push.
58		54
59	## Version bumps	55	## Version bumps
60		56

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