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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@@ -72,6 +72,25 @@ jobs:
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if: github.event_name == 'push' && !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
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run: flutter build apk --debug
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- name: Decode signing keystore
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if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
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# Reconstructs the release keystore from a base64-encoded
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# CI secret so every tagged build is signed with the same
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# key. Without this, each CI runner would generate its own
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# debug keystore and Android would refuse to upgrade an
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# existing install (signature mismatch).
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shell: bash
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env:
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ANDROID_KEYSTORE_B64: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_KEYSTORE_B64 }}
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run: |
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if [ -z "${ANDROID_KEYSTORE_B64}" ]; then
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echo "::error::ANDROID_KEYSTORE_B64 secret is missing — release builds need a consistent signing key"
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exit 1
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fi
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KEYSTORE_PATH="${RUNNER_TEMP}/minstrel-release.keystore"
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echo "${ANDROID_KEYSTORE_B64}" | base64 -d > "${KEYSTORE_PATH}"
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echo "ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PATH=${KEYSTORE_PATH}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
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- name: Build release APK
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if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
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# Inject the tag (sans leading 'v') as the build's --build-name
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@@ -79,7 +98,15 @@ jobs:
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# reports — otherwise the in-app update banner would always
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# think the user is behind because pubspec.yaml's static
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# version drifts from the actual release tag.
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#
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# ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PATH is set by the previous step;
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# build.gradle.kts picks it up and signs the release APK with
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# the operator's persistent keystore.
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shell: bash
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env:
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ANDROID_STORE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_STORE_PASSWORD }}
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ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS }}
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ANDROID_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_KEY_PASSWORD }}
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run: |
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TAG="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}"
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flutter build apk --release --build-name="${TAG}"
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