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+---
+name: '[INTERNAL] Release'
+about: Release a version
+title: 'Release Version v$version'
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+# Release Workflow
+
+- [ ] Check that the `.mailmap` and `AUTHORS` files are up to date
+- [ ] Update `ICINGA2_VERSION`
+- [ ] Update `CHANGELOG.md`
+- [ ] Update bundled Windows dependencies
+- [ ] Create and push a signed tag for the version
+- [ ] Build and release DEB and RPM packages
+- [ ] Build and release Windows packages
+- [ ] Create release on GitHub
+- [ ] Update public docs
+- [ ] Announce release
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-# Release Workflow
-
-#### Table of Content
-
-- [1. Preparations](#preparations)
- - [1.1. Issues](#issues)
- - [1.2. Backport Commits](#backport-commits)
- - [1.3. Windows Dependencies](#windows-dependencies)
-- [2. Version](#version)
-- [3. Changelog](#changelog)
-- [4. Git Tag](#git-tag)
-- [5. Package Builds](#package-builds)
- - [5.1. RPM Packages](#rpm-packages)
- - [5.2. DEB Packages](#deb-packages)
-- [6. Build Server](#build-infrastructure)
-- [7. Release Tests](#release-tests)
-- [8. GitHub Release](#github-release)
-- [9. Docker](#docker)
-- [10. Post Release](#post-release)
- - [10.1. Online Documentation](#online-documentation)
- - [10.2. Announcement](#announcement)
- - [10.3. Project Management](#project-management)
-
-## Preparations
-
-Specify the release version.
-
-```bash
-VERSION=2.11.0
-```
-
-Add your signing key to your Git configuration file, if not already there.
-
-```
-vim $HOME/.gitconfig
-
-[user]
- email = michael.friedrich@icinga.com
- name = Michael Friedrich
- signingkey = D14A1F16
-```
-
-### Issues
-
-Check issues at https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2
-
-### Backport Commits
-
-For minor versions you need to manually backports any and all commits from the
-master branch which should be part of this release.
-
-### Windows Dependencies
-
-In contrast to Linux, the bundled Windows dependencies
-(at least Boost and OpenSSL) aren't updated automatically.
-(Neither by Icinga administrators, nor at package build time.)
-
-To ensure the upcoming Icinga release ships the latest (i.e. most secure) dependencies on Windows:
-
-#### Update packages.icinga.com
-
-Add the latest Boost and OpenSSL versions to
-https://packages.icinga.com/windows/dependencies/ like this:
-
-```
-localhost:~$ ssh aptly.vm.icinga.com
-aptly:~$ sudo -i
-aptly:~# cd /var/www/html/aptly/public/windows/dependencies
-aptly:dependencies# wget https://master.dl.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost-binaries/1.76.0/boost_1_76_0-msvc-14.2-64.exe
-aptly:dependencies# wget https://master.dl.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost-binaries/1.76.0/boost_1_76_0-msvc-14.2-32.exe
-aptly:dependencies# wget https://slproweb.com/download/Win64OpenSSL-1_1_1k.exe
-aptly:dependencies# wget https://slproweb.com/download/Win32OpenSSL-1_1_1k.exe
-```
-
-#### Ensure Compatibility
-
-Preferably on a fresh Windows VM (not to accidentally build Icinga
-with old dependency versions) setup a dev environment using the new dependency versions:
-
-1. Download [doc/win-dev.ps1](doc/win-dev.ps1)
-2. Edit your local copy, adjust the dependency versions
-3. Ensure there are 35 GB free space on C:
-4. Run the following in an administrative Powershell:
- 1. `Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName "NetFx3" -Online`
- (reboot when asked!)
- 2. `powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "${Env:USERPROFILE}\Downloads\win-dev.ps1"`
- (will take some time)
-
-Actually clone and build Icinga using the new dependency versions as described
-[here](https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/blob/master/doc/21-development.md#tldr).
-Fix incompatibilities if any.
-
-#### Update Build Server, CI/CD and Documentation
-
-* https://git.icinga.com/infra/ansible-windows-build
- (don't forget to provision!)
-* [doc/21-development.md](doc/21-development.md)
-* [doc/win-dev.ps1](doc/win-dev.ps1)
- (also affects CI/CD)
-* [tools/win32/configure.ps1](tools/win32/configure.ps1)
-* [tools/win32/configure-dev.ps1](tools/win32/configure-dev.ps1)
-
-#### Re-provision Build Server
-
-Even if there aren't any new releases of dependencies with versions
-hardcoded in the repos and files listed above (Boost, OpenSSL).
-There may be new build versions of other dependencies (VS, MSVC).
-Our GitHub actions (tests) use the latest ones automatically,
-but the GitLab runner (release packages) doesn't.
-
-
-## Version
-
-Update the version:
-
-```bash
-perl -pi -e "s/Version: .*/Version: $VERSION/g" ICINGA2_VERSION
-```
-
-## Changelog
-
-Choose the most important issues and summarize them in multiple groups/paragraphs. Provide links to the mentioned
-issues/PRs. At the start include a link to the milestone's closed issues.
-
-
-## Git Tag
-
-```bash
-git commit -v -a -m "Release version $VERSION"
-```
-
-Create a signed tag (tags/v) on the `master` branch (for major
-releases) or the `support` branch (for minor releases).
-
-```bash
-git tag -s -m "Version $VERSION" v$VERSION
-```
-
-Push the tag:
-
-```bash
-git push origin v$VERSION
-```
-
-**For major releases:** Create a new `support` branch:
-
-```bash
-git checkout master
-git push
-
-git checkout -b support/2.12
-git push -u origin support/2.12
-```
-
-
-## Package Builds
-
-```bash
-mkdir $HOME/dev/icinga/packaging
-cd $HOME/dev/icinga/packaging
-```
-
-### RPM Packages
-
-```bash
-git clone git@git.icinga.com:packaging/rpm-icinga2.git && cd rpm-icinga2
-```
-
-### DEB Packages
-
-```bash
-git clone git@git.icinga.com:packaging/deb-icinga2.git && cd deb-icinga2
-```
-
-### Raspbian Packages
-
-```bash
-git clone git@git.icinga.com:packaging/raspbian-icinga2.git && cd raspbian-icinga2
-```
-
-### Windows Packages
-
-```bash
-git clone git@git.icinga.com:packaging/windows-icinga2.git && cd windows-icinga2
-```
-
-
-### Branch Workflow
-
-For each support branch in this repo (e.g. support/2.12), there exists a corresponding branch in the packaging repos
-(e.g. 2.12). Each package revision is a tagged commit on these branches. When doing a major release, create the new
-branch, otherweise switch to the existing one.
-
-
-### Switch Build Type
-
-Ensure that `ICINGA_BUILD_TYPE` is set to `release` in `.gitlab-ci.yml`. This should only be necessary after creating a
-new branch.
-
-```yaml
-variables:
- ...
- ICINGA_BUILD_TYPE: release
- ...
-```
-
-Commit the change.
-
-```bash
-git commit -av -m "Switch build type for 2.13"
-```
-
-#### RPM Release Preparations
-
-Set the `Version`, `revision` and `%changelog` inside the spec file:
-
-```
-perl -pi -e "s/Version:.*/Version: $VERSION/g" icinga2.spec
-
-vim icinga2.spec
-
-%changelog
-* Thu Sep 19 2019 Michael Friedrich 2.11.0-1
-- Update to 2.11.0
-```
-
-#### DEB and Raspbian Release Preparations
-
-Update file `debian/changelog` and add at the beginning:
-
-```
-icinga2 (2.11.0-1) icinga; urgency=medium
-
- * Release 2.11.0
-
- -- Michael Friedrich Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:50:31 +0200
-```
-
-
-#### Windows Release Preparations
-
-Update the file `.gitlab-ci.yml`:
-
-```
-perl -pi -e "s/^ UPSTREAM_GIT_BRANCH: .*/ UPSTREAM_GIT_BRANCH: v$VERSION/g" .gitlab-ci.yml
-perl -pi -e "s/^ ICINGA_FORCE_VERSION: .*/ ICINGA_FORCE_VERSION: v$VERSION/g" .gitlab-ci.yml
-```
-
-
-### Release Commit
-
-Commit the changes and push the branch.
-
-```bash
-git commit -av -m "Release $VERSION-1"
-git push origin 2.11
-```
-
-GitLab will now build snapshot packages based on the tag `v2.11.0` of Icinga 2.
-
-### Package Tests
-
-In order to test the created packages you can download a job's artifacts:
-
-Visit [git.icinga.com](https://git.icinga.com/packaging/rpm-icinga2)
-and navigate to the respective pipeline under `CI / CD -> Pipelines`.
-
-There click on the job you want to download packages from.
-
-The job's output appears. On the right-hand sidebar you can browse its artifacts.
-
-Once there, navigate to `build/RPMS/noarch` where you'll find the packages.
-
-### Release Packages
-
-To build release packages and upload them to [packages.icinga.com](https://packages.icinga.com)
-tag the release commit and push it.
-
-RPM/DEB/Raspbian:
-
-```bash
-git tag -s $VERSION-1 -m "Release v$VERSION-1"
-git push origin $VERSION-1
-```
-
-Windows:
-
-```bash
-git tag -s $VERSION -m "Release v$VERSION"
-git push origin $VERSION
-```
-
-
-Now cherry pick the release commit to `master` so that the changes are transferred back to it.
-
-**Attention**: Only the release commit. *NOT* the one switching the build type!
-
-
-## Build Infrastructure
-
-https://git.icinga.com/packaging/rpm-icinga2/pipelines
-https://git.icinga.com/packaging/deb-icinga2/pipelines
-https://git.icinga.com/packaging/windows-icinga2/pipelines
-https://git.icinga.com/packaging/raspbian-icinga2/pipelines
-
-* Verify package build changes for this version.
-* Test the snapshot packages for all distributions beforehand.
-
-Once the release repository tags are pushed, release builds
-are triggered and automatically published to packages.icinga.com
-
-## Release Tests
-
-* Test DB IDO with MySQL and PostgreSQL.
-* Provision the vagrant boxes and test the release packages.
-* Test the [setup wizard](https://packages.icinga.com/windows/) inside a Windows VM.
-* Start a new docker container and install/run icinga2.
-
-### CentOS
-
-```bash
-docker run -ti centos:7 bash
-
-yum -y install https://packages.icinga.com/epel/icinga-rpm-release-7-latest.noarch.rpm
-yum -y install epel-release
-yum -y install icinga2
-icinga2 daemon -C
-```
-
-### Ubuntu
-
-```bash
-docker run -ti ubuntu:bionic bash
-
-apt-get update
-apt-get -y install apt-transport-https wget gnupg
-
-wget -O - https://packages.icinga.com/icinga.key | apt-key add -
-
-. /etc/os-release; if [ ! -z ${UBUNTU_CODENAME+x} ]; then DIST="${UBUNTU_CODENAME}"; else DIST="$(lsb_release -c| awk '{print $2}')"; fi; \
- echo "deb https://packages.icinga.com/ubuntu icinga-${DIST} main" > \
- /etc/apt/sources.list.d/${DIST}-icinga.list
- echo "deb-src https://packages.icinga.com/ubuntu icinga-${DIST} main" >> \
- /etc/apt/sources.list.d/${DIST}-icinga.list
-
-apt-get update
-
-apt-get -y install icinga2
-icinga2 daemon -C
-```
-
-
-## GitHub Release
-
-Create a new release for the newly created Git tag: https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/releases
-
-> Hint: Choose [tags](https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/tags), pick one to edit and
-> make this a release. You can also create a draft release.
-
-The release body should contain a short changelog, with links
-into the roadmap, changelog and blogpost.
-
-
-## Post Release
-
-### Online Documentation
-
-> Only required for major releases.
-
-Navigate to `puppet-customer/icinga.git` and do the following steps:
-
-#### Testing
-
-```bash
-git checkout testing && git pull
-vim files/var/www/docs/config/icinga2-latest.yml
-
-git commit -av -m "icinga-web: Update docs for Icinga 2"
-
-git push
-```
-
-SSH into the webserver and do a manual Puppet dry run with the testing environment.
-
-```bash
-puppet agent -t --environment testing --noop
-```
-
-Once succeeded, continue with production deployment.
-
-#### Production
-
-```bash
-git checkout master && git pull
-git merge testing
-git push
-```
-
-SSH into the webserver and do a manual Puppet run from the production environment (default).
-
-```bash
-puppet agent -t
-```
-
-#### Manual Generation
-
-SSH into the webserver or ask @bobapple.
-
-```bash
-cd /usr/local/icinga-docs-tools && ./build-docs.rb -c /var/www/docs/config/icinga2-latest.yml
-```
-
-### Announcement
-
-* Create a new blog post on [icinga.com/blog](https://icinga.com/blog) including a featured image
-* Create a release topic on [community.icinga.com](https://community.icinga.com)
-* Release email to net-tech & team
-
-### Project Management
-
-* Add new minor version on [GitHub](https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/milestones).