feat: mirror main to GitHub and publish images to GHCR

mirror/github-mirror.sh publishes main and its tags to a read-only
GitHub mirror, adding a notice under the README title, with a systemd
timer to run it hourly. A GitHub Actions workflow builds the images on
the mirror and pushes them to ghcr.io. The docs point prebuilt images
there, and CONTRIBUTING no longer invites issues and pull requests.

upstream-status.sh now fetches without tags, so upstream's version tags
stay out of local clones.

.dejima.md

@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ architecture notes are in `CLAUDE.md`; feature and deployment docs are in
   - `.gitea/`;
   - migrations upstream doesn't have.
 
+## GitHub mirror
+
+`mirror/` publishes `main` to a read-only GitHub mirror from the operator's
+host, never from a session; see `docs/08-development/github-mirror.md`. GitHub
+runs `.github/workflows`, the forge `.gitea/workflows`; keep the two image
+workflows in step.
+
 ## CI
 
 Workflows are in `.gitea/workflows`. Jobs that run docker builds use the

.env.example

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ JWT_SECRET=replace-with-a-secure-random-string
 # Built from source by default. To pull published images instead, set the
 # registry path they live under (ending in /), then:
 #   docker compose pull && docker compose up -d
-# IMAGE_PREFIX=registry.example.com/owner/
+# IMAGE_PREFIX=ghcr.io/branderson/
 # IMAGE_TAG=latest
 # "Latest release" API URL to check for updates (GitHub or Gitea); off when unset
 # APP_UPDATE_URL=https://git.example.com/api/v1/repos/owner/dotcom-arcade/releases/latest

.github/workflows/images.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# Builds the app, session manager and streamer images on the GitHub mirror and
+# pushes them to GitHub's container registry, under the repository's owner.
+# The forge runs .gitea/workflows/images.yml instead; Gitea ignores this
+# directory while .gitea/workflows exists.
+name: Images
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    tags: ['v*.*.*']
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  packages: write
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: ${{ matrix.name }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - name: app
+            image: dotcom-arcade
+            context: .
+          - name: session-manager
+            image: dotcom-arcade-session-manager
+            context: streaming/session-manager
+          - name: streamer
+            image: dotcom-arcade-streamer
+            context: streaming/streamer
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Lowercase the owner
+        id: owner
+        shell: bash
+        run: echo "name=${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER,,}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: ghcr.io/${{ steps.owner.outputs.name }}/${{ matrix.image }}
+          tags: |
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
+            type=raw,value=latest,enable=${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
+            type=ref,event=branch
+
+      - uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: ${{ matrix.context }}
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          platforms: linux/amd64
+          build-args: |
+            VERSION=${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
+          provenance: false

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -1,44 +1,11 @@
 # Contributing to Dotcom Arcade
 
-Thanks for your interest in contributing! We welcome bug fixes, features, documentation improvements, and questions.
+Dotcom Arcade is developed on a private forge and published to GitHub as a
+read-only mirror, so issues and pull requests aren't accepted there. You're
+welcome to fork it under the [GPL-3.0](LICENSE).
 
-## What is Dotcom Arcade?
+It's built on [flashpoint-web](https://github.com/darkraise/flashpoint-web).
-
+Fixes to code the two still share may belong upstream.
-A self-hosted web application for browsing and playing games from [Flashpoint Archive](https://flashpointarchive.org/).
-
-**Tech Stack:** Node.js 20+, Express, React 18, TypeScript, SQLite, TanStack Query, Tailwind CSS
-
-## Table of Contents
-
-- [Where to Start](#where-to-start)
-- [Getting Started](#getting-started)
-- [Development Setup](#development-setup)
-- [Running Tests](#running-tests)
-- [Making Changes](#making-changes)
-- [Submitting a Pull Request](#submitting-a-pull-request)
-- [Code Style](#code-style)
-- [Reporting Bugs](#reporting-bugs)
-- [License](#license)
-
-## Where to Start
-
-- Browse issues labeled [`good first issue`](../../labels/good%20first%20issue) or [`help wanted`](../../labels/help%20wanted)
-- Check the [project documentation](docs/) for architecture and patterns
-
-## Getting Started
-
-```bash
-# Fork the repository on GitHub, then clone your fork
-git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/flashpoint-web.git
-cd flashpoint-web
-
-# Add upstream remote
-git remote add upstream https://github.com/ORIGINAL_OWNER/flashpoint-web.git
-
-# Keep your fork synced
-git fetch upstream
-git rebase upstream/master
-```
 
 ## Development Setup
 
@@ -47,6 +14,7 @@ git rebase upstream/master
 ```
 backend/    # Express REST API + game content serving (:3100)
 frontend/   # React + Vite application (:5173)
+streaming/  # Session manager and streamer for games browsers can't run
 docs/       # Documentation
 ```
 
@@ -69,6 +37,7 @@ The app (UI and API) runs on `http://localhost:80`.
 ### Option 2: Manual Setup (Recommended for Development)
 
 **Prerequisites:**
+
 - Node.js 20+
 - Flashpoint Archive installed locally
 
@@ -99,80 +68,21 @@ cd backend && npm test -- --coverage
 cd frontend && npm test
 ```
 
-## Making Changes
-
-### Branch Naming
-
-```
-feat/add-playlist-export
-fix/game-search-pagination
-refactor/auth-service
-docs/update-api-reference
-```
-
-### Commit Messages
-
-Follow [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/):
-
-```
-<type>(<scope>): <description>
-
-feat(games): add advanced search filters
-fix(auth): resolve token refresh race condition
-docs: update deployment guide
-refactor(api): simplify error handling
-```
-
-**Types:** `feat`, `fix`, `docs`, `refactor`, `test`, `chore`, `perf`
-
-### Workflow
-
-1. Create a branch from `master`
-2. Make your changes
-3. Run `npm run typecheck` and `npm test`
-4. Update documentation if needed
-5. Submit a pull request
-
-## Submitting a Pull Request
-
-### Before Submitting
-
-```bash
-git fetch upstream
-git rebase upstream/master
-npm run typecheck
-npm run format
-npm test
-```
-
-### PR Guidelines
-
-- Keep PRs focused and reasonably sized
-- Reference related issues (`Fixes #123`)
-- Include a clear description of changes
-- Update documentation for new features
-
 ## Code Style
 
 See [CLAUDE.md](CLAUDE.md) for detailed coding standards. Key points:
 
 - **TypeScript:** No `any` types, use `unknown` or proper interfaces
-- **Backend:** Wrap async handlers with `asyncHandler()`, static routes before parameterized
+- **Backend:** Wrap async handlers with `asyncHandler()`, static routes before
-- **Frontend:** Use `@/` imports, all API calls through `lib/api.ts`, use theme tokens
+  parameterized
+- **Frontend:** Use `@/` imports, all API calls through `lib/api.ts`, use theme
+  tokens
 - **General:** Validate inputs, handle errors properly, clean up resources
 
-Run `npm run format` before committing.
+Run `npm run format` before committing. Commit messages follow
-
+[Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/).
-## Reporting Bugs
-
-Before reporting, search [existing issues](../../issues) to avoid duplicates.
-
-Include:
-- Steps to reproduce
-- Expected vs actual behavior
-- Environment details (OS, Node version, browser)
-- Screenshots or logs if applicable
 
 ## License
 
-This project is licensed under [GPL-3.0](LICENSE). By contributing, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the same license.
+This project is licensed under [GPL-3.0](LICENSE). By contributing, you agree
+that your contributions will be licensed under the same license.

README.md

@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ PGID=1000
 docker compose up -d --build
 ```
 
+To pull prebuilt images instead of building them, see
+[prebuilt images](docs/09-deployment/docker-deployment.md#prebuilt-images).
+
 Open `http://<server>/` and create the admin account. On first start the app
 indexes the collection, which takes a few minutes on a full Ultimate install.
 Under **Settings → App** you can set the site name and tagline.

docs/08-development/README.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ the Dotcom Arcade application.
 6. **[Debugging Guide](./debugging.md)** - Debugging tips and troubleshooting
 7. **[Common Pitfalls](./common-pitfalls.md)** - Known issues and solutions
 8. **[Upstream Sync](./upstream-sync.md)** - Merging changes from flashpoint-web
+9. **[GitHub Mirror](./github-mirror.md)** - Publishing to GitHub and GHCR
 
 ## Quick Start
 

docs/08-development/github-mirror.md

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# GitHub mirror
+
+Dotcom Arcade is developed on a private forge. `mirror/github-mirror.sh`
+publishes its `main` and the tags on `main` to
+[github.com/branderson/dotcom-arcade](https://github.com/branderson/dotcom-arcade),
+hourly, from a host that can push to GitHub. Issues and pull requests are off
+there. Actions stays on, since it builds the images that `ghcr.io/branderson/`
+serves (see [publishing images](../09-deployment/docker-deployment.md#publishing-images)).
+
+The mirror's `main` is the forge's plus one commit, which adds a read-only notice
+under the README's title. Every forge commit is in the mirror unchanged, and
+each sync fast-forwards. If the README loses its `# ` title, the sync stops
+instead of publishing without the notice.
+
+## Setup
+
+1. Set up the timer as described at the top of
+   `mirror/dotcom-arcade-github-mirror.service`. Give it a deploy key with write
+   access to the GitHub repository.
+2. Run `github-mirror.sh --dry-run` to build what a sync would publish without
+   pushing it.
+3. Once the first sync has pushed, run `github-mirror.sh --settings` (needs
+   `gh`). It turns off issues, pull requests, projects, wiki and discussions.
+4. The first image build creates its packages as private. In each package's
+   settings on GitHub, set its visibility to public.
+
+The timer runs a copy of the script, not the checkout's. Reinstall it after
+reviewing a change to `mirror/`.

docs/09-deployment/docker-deployment.md

@@ -28,18 +28,29 @@ All three are built from this repository by `docker compose up -d --build`.
 
 ### Prebuilt images
 
-To pull published images instead of building, set `IMAGE_PREFIX` in `.env` to
+Images are published to GitHub's container registry. To pull them instead of
-the registry path they live under, ending in `/`, and optionally `IMAGE_TAG`:
+building, set `IMAGE_PREFIX` in `.env`, ending in `/`, and optionally
+`IMAGE_TAG`. `latest` is the newest release, `1.2` the newest of a minor
+version, and `main` follows the `main` branch.
 
 ```sh
-IMAGE_PREFIX=registry.example.com/owner/
+IMAGE_PREFIX=ghcr.io/branderson/
 IMAGE_TAG=latest
 ```
 
-Then run `docker compose pull && docker compose up -d`.
+Then run `docker compose pull && docker compose up -d`. Images from another
+registry work the same way, with its path as the prefix.
 
 ### Publishing images
 
+Two workflows build the same images with the same tags:
+
+- `.github/workflows/images.yml` runs on the
+  [GitHub mirror](../08-development/github-mirror.md) and pushes to
+  `ghcr.io/<owner>/` with the workflow's own token. It needs no setup.
+- `.gitea/workflows/images.yml` runs on the forge. Gitea ignores
+  `.github/workflows` while `.gitea/workflows` exists.
+
 `.gitea/workflows/images.yml` builds all three images on Gitea Actions and
 pushes them to the Gitea instance's container registry, under the repository's
 owner. Pushes to `main` publish a `main` tag; `v1.2.3` tags publish `1.2.3`,

docs/README.md

@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ for Flashpoint Ultimate.
 - [Debugging](08-development/debugging.md) - Debugging tips
 - [Common Pitfalls](08-development/common-pitfalls.md) - Known issues
 - [Upstream Sync](08-development/upstream-sync.md) - Merging changes from flashpoint-web
+- [GitHub Mirror](08-development/github-mirror.md) - Publishing to GitHub and GHCR
 
 ### 09. Deployment
 

mirror/dotcom-arcade-github-mirror.service

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# User unit for the GitHub mirror, on a host that can push to GitHub. Never in
+# a dejima session: a sandbox may push only to its own forge.
+#
+#   install -m 755 mirror/github-mirror.sh ~/.local/bin/dotcom-arcade-github-mirror
+#   cp mirror/dotcom-arcade-github-mirror.service mirror/dotcom-arcade-github-mirror.timer ~/.config/systemd/user/
+#   systemctl --user daemon-reload
+#   systemctl --user enable --now dotcom-arcade-github-mirror.timer
+#
+# A copy, not a link into the checkout: the timer holds a key that can push to
+# GitHub, and a session working in this checkout can edit the script.
+# Reinstall it after reviewing an update.
+#
+# ~/.config/dotcom-arcade/github-mirror.env sets MIRROR_SOURCE, the forge
+# clone URL, and whatever else mirror/github-mirror.sh documents. The GitHub
+# key, a deploy key with write access to the repository, belongs behind an ssh
+# Host alias named in MIRROR_TARGET, so it is not also offered to the forge:
+#
+#   MIRROR_SOURCE=git@forge.example.com:owner/dotcom-arcade.git
+#   MIRROR_TARGET=git@github-dotcom-arcade:branderson/dotcom-arcade.git
+[Unit]
+Description=Mirror Dotcom Arcade's main and release tags to GitHub
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+EnvironmentFile=%h/.config/dotcom-arcade/github-mirror.env
+ExecStart=%h/.local/bin/dotcom-arcade-github-mirror

mirror/dotcom-arcade-github-mirror.timer

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Mirror Dotcom Arcade's main and release tags to GitHub, hourly
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=hourly
+Persistent=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target

mirror/github-mirror.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Publishes main and its release tags to a read-only mirror on GitHub.
+#
+#   MIRROR_SOURCE=<forge clone URL> mirror/github-mirror.sh    sync
+#   ... mirror/github-mirror.sh --dry-run                      build and print, push nothing
+#   mirror/github-mirror.sh --settings                         configure the GitHub repo (needs gh)
+#   mirror/github-mirror.sh --transform DIR                    rewrite a checkout in place
+#
+# Runs on a host that can push to GitHub, never in a dejima session: a sandbox
+# may push only to its own forge.
+#
+# The GitHub copy is not byte-for-byte. Its main is one extra commit on top of
+# the forge's main, whose tree is the forge's with the rewrites in transform()
+# applied, and whose parents are the forge commit and the previous mirror
+# commit. So every forge SHA is in the mirror unchanged, and each sync is a
+# fast-forward for anyone tracking it. Tags are pushed as they are, pointing at
+# the untransformed forge commits.
+#
+# Environment:
+#   MIRROR_SOURCE  forge clone URL (required to sync)
+#   MIRROR_REPO    GitHub repository, default branderson/dotcom-arcade
+#   MIRROR_TARGET  push URL, default git@github.com:$MIRROR_REPO.git
+#   MIRROR_STATE   working bare repository, default ~/.cache/dotcom-arcade-github-mirror.git
+set -euo pipefail
+
+MIRROR_REPO="${MIRROR_REPO:-branderson/dotcom-arcade}"
+MIRROR_TARGET="${MIRROR_TARGET:-git@github.com:$MIRROR_REPO.git}"
+MIRROR_STATE="${MIRROR_STATE:-${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/dotcom-arcade-github-mirror.git}"
+
+say() { echo "github-mirror: $*"; }
+die() { say "$*" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+WORK=""
+cleanup() {
+    [ -n "$WORK" ] || return 0
+    git -C "$MIRROR_STATE" worktree remove --force "$WORK" 2>/dev/null || true
+    rm -rf "$WORK"
+}
+
+# Rewrites a checkout for GitHub. Each rewrite is checked, so a README that
+# drifted away from what this expects stops the mirror instead of publishing
+# the forge's version. Running it twice changes nothing.
+transform() {
+    local readme="$1/README.md"
+    # perl -i would write a symlink's target back as the README, publishing it.
+    [ -f "$readme" ] && [ ! -L "$readme" ] || die "README.md is missing or a symlink in $1"
+
+    # The first thing a visitor to a mirror does is open an issue or a pull
+    # request. Under the title.
+    grep -q '^> \*\*This is a read-only mirror' "$readme" || perl -0pi -e '
+        s{^(# [^\n]*)\n}{$1\n\n> **This is a read-only mirror.** Dotcom Arcade is developed on a private\n> forge, and issues and pull requests are not accepted here.\n}m
+    ' "$readme"
+    grep -q '^> \*\*This is a read-only mirror' "$readme" \
+        || die "README.md: no title to put the mirror notice under"
+}
+
+# Issues, pull requests, wiki and the like off; Actions stays on, since it
+# publishes the images. Settings rather than content, so a sync does not
+# reapply them; run once after creating the repository.
+settings() {
+    command -v gh >/dev/null || die "--settings needs the gh CLI"
+    gh api -X PATCH "repos/$MIRROR_REPO" --silent \
+        -F has_issues=false -F has_pull_requests=false -F has_projects=false \
+        -F has_wiki=false -F has_discussions=false
+}
+
+sync() {
+    [ -n "${MIRROR_SOURCE:-}" ] || die "MIRROR_SOURCE is not set"
+    local git=(git -C "$MIRROR_STATE")
+    trap cleanup EXIT
+    [ -d "$MIRROR_STATE" ] || git init -q --bare "$MIRROR_STATE"
+
+    "${git[@]}" fetch -q --no-tags --prune "$MIRROR_SOURCE" \
+        '+refs/heads/main:refs/source/main' '+refs/tags/*:refs/source/tags/*'
+    local src prev=""
+    src="$("${git[@]}" rev-parse refs/source/main)"
+
+    # An absent main (exit 2) is a first run; anything else is a real failure.
+    local rc=0
+    git ls-remote -q --exit-code "$MIRROR_TARGET" refs/heads/main >/dev/null || rc=$?
+    if [ "$rc" -eq 0 ]; then
+        "${git[@]}" fetch -q --no-tags "$MIRROR_TARGET" '+refs/heads/main:refs/mirror/main'
+        prev="$("${git[@]}" rev-parse refs/mirror/main)"
+    elif [ "$rc" -ne 2 ]; then
+        die "cannot read $MIRROR_TARGET"
+    fi
+
+    WORK="$(mktemp -d)"
+    "${git[@]}" worktree add -q --detach "$WORK" "$src"
+    transform "$WORK"
+    git -C "$WORK" add -A
+    local tree
+    tree="$(git -C "$WORK" write-tree)"
+
+    if [ -n "$prev" ] && [ "$("${git[@]}" rev-parse "$prev^1")" = "$src" ] \
+        && [ "$("${git[@]}" rev-parse "$prev^{tree}")" = "$tree" ]; then
+        say "already at ${src:0:12}"
+    else
+        # The forge commit's committer and date, so the same input always
+        # makes the same commit.
+        local name email date commit
+        IFS=$'\t' read -r name email date < <("${git[@]}" log -1 --format='%cn%x09%ce%x09%cI' "$src")
+        commit="$(GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="$name" GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="$email" GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="$date" \
+            GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="$name" GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="$email" GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="$date" \
+            "${git[@]}" commit-tree "$tree" -p "$src" ${prev:+-p "$prev"} \
+            -m "Mirror ${src:0:12} for GitHub" \
+            -m "README header added by mirror/github-mirror.sh.")"
+        "${git[@]}" update-ref refs/mirror/next "$commit"
+        [ -n "$DRY_RUN" ] || "${git[@]}" push -q "$MIRROR_TARGET" "$commit:refs/heads/main"
+        say "main is ${src:0:12} as ${commit:0:12}"
+    fi
+
+    # Only tags on main: one on another branch would publish unreleased work.
+    local ref
+    local refspecs=()
+    while IFS= read -r ref; do
+        if "${git[@]}" merge-base --is-ancestor "$ref" "$src"; then
+            refspecs+=("$ref:refs/tags/${ref#refs/source/tags/}")
+            say "tag ${ref#refs/source/tags/}"
+        fi
+    done < <("${git[@]}" for-each-ref --format='%(refname)' refs/source/tags/)
+    [ "${#refspecs[@]}" -eq 0 ] || [ -n "$DRY_RUN" ] \
+        || "${git[@]}" push -q "$MIRROR_TARGET" "${refspecs[@]}"
+}
+
+DRY_RUN=""
+case "${1:-}" in
+    "")          sync ;;
+    --dry-run)   DRY_RUN=1; sync ;;
+    --settings)  settings ;;
+    --transform) [ -n "${2:-}" ] || die "--transform needs a directory"; transform "$2" ;;
+    *)           sed -n '4,7p' "$0" >&2; exit 2 ;;
+esac

scripts/upstream-status.sh

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ BRANCH=master
 UPSTREAM=refs/remotes/upstream/$BRANCH
 
 cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
-git fetch -q "$URL" "+$BRANCH:$UPSTREAM"
+git fetch -q --no-tags "$URL" "+$BRANCH:$UPSTREAM"
 base=$(git merge-base HEAD "$UPSTREAM")
 count=$(git rev-list --count "$base..$UPSTREAM")