fix(flutter): persistent release signing key via CI secret

Update installs were failing at the system scanner step because every
release APK was signed with a different signature: build.gradle.kts
fell back to signingConfigs.getByName("debug"), and the debug
keystore is generated per-machine — so every CI runner had a fresh
random key. Android refuses to upgrade an installed app when the
signature doesn't match, hence the "App not installed" failure
after the scan.

Two-part fix:

1. build.gradle.kts now defines a real "release" signing config when
   ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PATH is exported (with the matching password +
   alias env vars). Without those, falls through to the debug
   keystore so local `flutter run --release` still works.

2. flutter.yml decodes ANDROID_KEYSTORE_B64 (CI secret, base64 of the
   real release keystore) into a tmp path before the release-APK
   build step, then exports ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PATH + the three
   password/alias secrets as env vars. CI now hard-errors if the
   keystore secret is missing on a tagged build — we don't want
   another silent debug-keystore release.

OPERATOR ACTION REQUIRED before the next tag:

1. Generate a release keystore (one-time):
     keytool -genkey -v -keystore minstrel-release.keystore \
       -alias minstrel -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000

2. Base64 it:
     base64 -w0 minstrel-release.keystore > keystore.b64

3. In Forgejo, add four repo secrets:
     ANDROID_KEYSTORE_B64    = contents of keystore.b64
     ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS       = minstrel
     ANDROID_STORE_PASSWORD  = the password you set
     ANDROID_KEY_PASSWORD    = same password (or different alias pwd)

4. Keep minstrel-release.keystore offline and backed up — losing it
   means you can never sign an upgrade for any existing install.

5. Existing installs from prior debug-keyed releases must be
   uninstalled before installing the first key-signed release. This
   is a one-time transition; future tagged builds will upgrade
   cleanly.
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2026-05-11 14:22:32 -04:00
parent 0134281b8c
commit 2500914498
2 changed files with 57 additions and 3 deletions
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@@ -72,6 +72,25 @@ jobs:
if: github.event_name == 'push' && !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
run: flutter build apk --debug
- name: Decode signing keystore
if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
# Reconstructs the release keystore from a base64-encoded
# CI secret so every tagged build is signed with the same
# key. Without this, each CI runner would generate its own
# debug keystore and Android would refuse to upgrade an
# existing install (signature mismatch).
shell: bash
env:
ANDROID_KEYSTORE_B64: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_KEYSTORE_B64 }}
run: |
if [ -z "${ANDROID_KEYSTORE_B64}" ]; then
echo "::error::ANDROID_KEYSTORE_B64 secret is missing — release builds need a consistent signing key"
exit 1
fi
KEYSTORE_PATH="${RUNNER_TEMP}/minstrel-release.keystore"
echo "${ANDROID_KEYSTORE_B64}" | base64 -d > "${KEYSTORE_PATH}"
echo "ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PATH=${KEYSTORE_PATH}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
- name: Build release APK
if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
# Inject the tag (sans leading 'v') as the build's --build-name
@@ -79,7 +98,15 @@ jobs:
# reports — otherwise the in-app update banner would always
# think the user is behind because pubspec.yaml's static
# version drifts from the actual release tag.
#
# ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PATH is set by the previous step;
# build.gradle.kts picks it up and signs the release APK with
# the operator's persistent keystore.
shell: bash
env:
ANDROID_STORE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_STORE_PASSWORD }}
ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS }}
ANDROID_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_KEY_PASSWORD }}
run: |
TAG="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}"
flutter build apk --release --build-name="${TAG}"