📚 Epic: Phase 4 - Distribution & Package Management

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📚 Phase 4 Epic: Distribution & Package Management

Overview

Integrate VanitySSH with major package managers and distribution channels to provide easy installation across all platforms, making the tool accessible to the widest possible audience.

Goals

• ✅ brew install vanityssh-rust (Homebrew)
• ✅ cargo install vanityssh-rust (crates.io)
• ✅ Easy Windows installation (Chocolatey)
• ✅ Container image distribution (Docker)
• ✅ Linux package manager integration

Phase 4 Tasks

Package Manager Integration

• 📦 Set up Package Manager Distribution (Homebrew, Chocolatey, crates.io) #17 Set up package manager distribution (Homebrew, Chocolatey, crates.io)

Success Criteria

• Homebrew formula available and working
• Chocolatey package published
• crates.io publishing automated
• Docker images available for CI/CD usage
• Linux distribution packages available

Timeline

Target: Week 4-6
Depends on: Phase 3 completion (release automation)

Distribution Channels

Primary Channels (High Priority)

• 🍺 Homebrew (macOS/Linux) - brew install vanityssh-rust
• 📦 crates.io (Rust ecosystem) - cargo install vanityssh-rust
• 🍫 Chocolatey (Windows) - choco install vanityssh-rust

Secondary Channels (Medium Priority)

• 📦 Snap (Linux) - snap install vanityssh-rust
• 🐋 Docker Hub - docker run vanityssh-rust
• 🎯 AUR (Arch Linux) - Community maintained

Distribution Matrix

Platform	Package Manager	Priority	Installation Command
macOS	Homebrew	High	brew install vanityssh-rust
Linux	Homebrew	High	brew install vanityssh-rust
Windows	Chocolatey	High	choco install vanityssh-rust
Cross-platform	Cargo/crates.io	High	cargo install vanityssh-rust
Linux	Snap	Medium	snap install vanityssh-rust
Cross-platform	Docker	Medium	docker run vanityssh-rust
Arch Linux	AUR	Low	yay -S vanityssh-rust

Expected User Experience

Before (Current)

# Manual installation
curl -L https://github.com/opendream/vanityssh-rust/releases/latest/download/...
tar -xzf vanityssh-rust-...
sudo cp vanityssh-rust /usr/local/bin/

After (Phase 4)

# macOS/Linux
brew install vanityssh-rust

# Windows  
choco install vanityssh-rust

# Rust users
cargo install vanityssh-rust

# Container users
docker run --rm vanityssh-rust '^test'

Automation Goals

• Homebrew: Auto-update formula on releases
• Chocolatey: Auto-publish packages on releases
• crates.io: Auto-publish on git tags
• Docker: Auto-build multi-arch images

Ecosystem Integration Benefits

• Discoverability: Users find VanitySSH through package searches
• Security: Package managers handle verification
• Updates: Users get updates through normal update flows
• Dependencies: Package managers handle any future dependencies

Related

Part of comprehensive CI/CD improvement plan for VanitySSH multi-platform release automation.

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This epic tracks Phase 4 of our CI/CD enhancement strategy - final step for professional distribution