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AI-Trader/docs/RELEASING.md
Bill 3f136ab014 docs: update maintainer docs for AI-Trader-Server rebrand
Update maintainer documentation files:
- docs/DOCKER.md: Update git clone URL, Docker image references
  (ghcr.io/hkuds/ai-trader to ghcr.io/xe138/ai-trader-server),
  container/service names, and backup filenames
- docs/RELEASING.md: Update GitHub Actions URLs, Docker registry
  paths, container package URLs, and all release examples

All maintainer docs now reference the correct repository and Docker
image paths.

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Release Process

Creating a New Release

1. Prepare Release

  1. Ensure main branch is stable and tests pass
  2. Update version numbers if needed
  3. Update CHANGELOG.md with release notes

2. Create Release Tag

# Ensure on main branch
git checkout main
git pull origin main

# Create annotated tag
git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "Release v1.0.0: Docker deployment support"

# Push tag to trigger CI/CD
git push origin v1.0.0

3. GitHub Actions Automation

Tag push automatically triggers .github/workflows/docker-release.yml:

  1. Checks out code
  2. Sets up Docker Buildx
  3. Logs into GitHub Container Registry
  4. Extracts version from tag
  5. Builds Docker image with caching
  6. Pushes to ghcr.io/xe138/ai-trader-server:VERSION
  7. Pushes to ghcr.io/xe138/ai-trader-server:latest

4. Verify Build

  1. Check GitHub Actions: https://github.com/Xe138/AI-Trader-Server/actions
  2. Verify workflow completed successfully (green checkmark)
  3. Check packages: https://github.com/Xe138/AI-Trader-Server/pkgs/container/ai-trader-server

5. Test Release

# Pull released image
docker pull ghcr.io/xe138/ai-trader-server:v1.0.0

# Test run
docker run --env-file .env \
  -v $(pwd)/data:/app/data \
  ghcr.io/xe138/ai-trader-server:v1.0.0

6. Create GitHub Release (Optional)

  1. Go to https://github.com/Xe138/AI-Trader-Server/releases/new
  2. Select tag: v1.0.0
  3. Release title: v1.0.0 - Docker Deployment Support
  4. Add release notes:
## 🐳 Docker Deployment

This release adds full Docker support for easy deployment.

### Pull and Run

```bash
docker pull ghcr.io/xe138/ai-trader-server:v1.0.0
docker run --env-file .env -v $(pwd)/data:/app/data ghcr.io/xe138/ai-trader-server:v1.0.0

Or use Docker Compose:

docker-compose up

See docs/DOCKER.md for details.

What's New

  • Docker containerization with single-container architecture
  • docker-compose.yml for easy orchestration
  • Automated CI/CD builds on release tags
  • Pre-built images on GitHub Container Registry

5. Publish release

## Version Numbering

Use Semantic Versioning (SEMVER):

- `v1.0.0` - Major release (breaking changes)
- `v1.1.0` - Minor release (new features, backward compatible)
- `v1.1.1` - Patch release (bug fixes)

## Troubleshooting Releases

### Build Fails in GitHub Actions

1. Check Actions logs for error details
2. Test local build: `docker build .`
3. Fix issues and delete/recreate tag:

```bash
# Delete tag
git tag -d v1.0.0
git push origin :refs/tags/v1.0.0

# Recreate after fixes
git tag v1.0.0
git push origin v1.0.0

Image Not Appearing in Registry

  1. Check Actions permissions (Settings → Actions → General)
  2. Verify packages: write permission in workflow
  3. Ensure GITHUB_TOKEN has registry access

Wrong Version Tagged

Delete and recreate:

git tag -d v1.0.0
git push origin :refs/tags/v1.0.0
git tag v1.0.1
git push origin v1.0.1

Manual Build and Push

If automated build fails, manual push:

# Build locally
docker build -t ghcr.io/xe138/ai-trader-server:v1.0.0 .

# Login to GHCR
echo $GITHUB_TOKEN | docker login ghcr.io -u USERNAME --password-stdin

# Push
docker push ghcr.io/xe138/ai-trader-server:v1.0.0
docker tag ghcr.io/xe138/ai-trader-server:v1.0.0 ghcr.io/xe138/ai-trader-server:latest
docker push ghcr.io/xe138/ai-trader-server:latest