omnipackage - a tool that makes RPM&DEB packaging and distribution easy

I made a tool that simplifies RPM & DEB (others coming soon) packaging and distribution — https://omnipackage.org

It builds native packages for multiple distros and uploads them to an S3 bucket that serves as a repository.

The developer creates one config file and templates for the RPM spec and Debian files; the tool takes care of spawning containers with rpmbuild and dpkg-buildpackage inside, signs the packages with your GPG key, uploads to S3, and generates an HTML page with installation instructions. Example — https://repositories.omnipackage.org/omnipackage-rs/stable/install.html

Users open this page, copy-paste the terminal commands for their distro, and from then on the repository remains hooked into their package manager, so the next dnf/apt/zypper update will also pick up updated software from this repo — as if your package were in the distro's standard repos, but without the hassle of pushing it there.

Essentially it's a wrapper on top of existing packaging tools, aimed at making the end-to-end process easier for indie software developers. More about the rationale — https://omnipackage.org/about

Written in Rust. Can run entirely on GitHub Actions. One command to build all packages and publish all repositories. You only need to bring an S3-compatible bucket. For example, Cloudflare R2 offers free egress and 10 GB storage, but requires a custom domain.

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