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Element Nightly

Element Nightly #991

name: Build and Deploy
on:
# Nightly build
schedule:
- cron: "0 9 * * *"
# Release build
release:
types: [published]
# Manual nightly & release
workflow_dispatch:
inputs:
mode:
description: What type of build to trigger. Release builds MUST be ran from the `master` branch.
required: true
default: nightly
type: choice
options:
- nightly
- release
macos:
description: Build macOS
required: true
type: boolean
default: true
windows:
description: Build Windows
required: true
type: boolean
default: true
linux:
description: Build Linux
required: true
type: boolean
default: true
deploy:
description: Deploy artifacts
required: true
type: boolean
default: true
run-name: Element ${{ inputs.mode != 'release' && github.event_name != 'release' && 'Nightly' || 'Desktop' }}
concurrency: ${{ github.workflow }}
env:
R2_BUCKET: ${{ vars.R2_BUCKET }}
jobs:
prepare:
uses: ./.github/workflows/build_prepare.yaml
with:
config: element.io/${{ inputs.mode || (github.event_name == 'release' && 'release') || 'nightly' }}
version: ${{ (inputs.mode != 'release' && github.event_name != 'release') && 'develop' || '' }}
nightly: ${{ inputs.mode != 'release' && github.event_name != 'release' }}
deploy: ${{ inputs.deploy || (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.release.prerelease != true) }}
secrets:
CF_R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.CF_R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
CF_R2_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CF_R2_TOKEN }}
windows:
if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.windows
needs: prepare
name: Windows ${{ matrix.arch }}
strategy:
matrix:
arch: [ia32, x64]
uses: ./.github/workflows/build_windows.yaml
secrets: inherit
with:
sign: true
arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
version: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.nightly-version }}
macos:
if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.macos
needs: prepare
name: macOS
uses: ./.github/workflows/build_macos.yaml
secrets: inherit
with:
sign: true
base-url: https://packages.element.io/${{ needs.prepare.outputs.packages-dir }}
version: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.nightly-version }}
linux:
if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.linux
needs: prepare
name: Linux ${{ matrix.arch }} (sqlcipher ${{ matrix.sqlcipher }})
strategy:
matrix:
arch: [amd64, arm64]
sqlcipher: [static]
uses: ./.github/workflows/build_linux.yaml
with:
arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
config: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.config }}
sqlcipher: ${{ matrix.sqlcipher }}
version: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.nightly-version }}
deploy:
needs:
- prepare
- macos
- linux
- windows
runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
name: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.deploy == 'true' && 'Deploy' || 'Deploy (dry-run)' }}
if: always() && !contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') && !contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled')
environment: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.deploy == 'true' && 'packages.element.io' || '' }}
steps:
- name: Download artifacts
uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
- name: Prepare artifacts for deployment
run: |
# Windows
for arch in x64 ia32 arm64
do
if [ -d "win-$arch" ]; then
mkdir -p packages.element.io/{install,update}/win32/$arch
mv win-$arch/squirrel-windows*/*.exe "packages.element.io/install/win32/$arch/"
mv win-$arch/squirrel-windows*/*.nupkg "packages.element.io/update/win32/$arch/"
mv win-$arch/squirrel-windows*/RELEASES "packages.element.io/update/win32/$arch/"
fi
done
# macOS
if [ -d macos ]; then
mkdir -p packages.element.io/{install,update}/macos
mv macos/*.dmg packages.element.io/install/macos/
mv macos/*-mac.zip packages.element.io/update/macos/
mv macos/*.json packages.element.io/update/macos/
fi
# Linux
if [ -d linux-amd64-sqlcipher-static ]; then
mkdir -p packages.element.io/install/linux/glibc-x86-64
mv linux-amd64-sqlcipher-static/*.tar.gz packages.element.io/install/linux/glibc-x86-64
fi
if [ -d linux-arm64-sqlcipher-static ]; then
mkdir -p packages.element.io/install/linux/glibc-aarch64
mv linux-arm64-sqlcipher-static/*.tar.gz packages.element.io/install/linux/glibc-aarch64
fi
# We don't wish to store the installer for every nightly ever, so we only keep the latest
- name: "[Nightly] Strip version from installer file"
if: needs.prepare.outputs.nightly-version != ''
run: |
# Windows
for arch in x64 ia32 arm64
do
[ -d "win-$arch" ] && mv packages.element.io/install/win32/$arch/{*,"Element Nightly Setup"}.exe
done
# macOS
[ -d macos ] && mv packages.element.io/install/macos/{*,"Element Nightly"}.dmg
# Linux
[ -d linux-amd64-sqlcipher-static ] && mv packages.element.io/install/linux/glibc-x86-64/{*,element-desktop-nightly}.tar.gz
[ -d linux-arm64-sqlcipher-static ] && mv packages.element.io/install/linux/glibc-aarch64/{*,element-desktop-nightly}.tar.gz
- name: "[Release] Prepare release latest symlink"
if: needs.prepare.outputs.nightly-version == ''
run: |
# Windows
for arch in x64 ia32 arm64
do
if [ -d "win-$arch" ]; then
pushd packages.element.io/install/win32/$arch
ln -s "$(find . -type f -iname "*.exe" | xargs -0 -n1 -- basename)" "Element Setup.exe"
popd
fi
done
# macOS
if [ -d macos ]; then
pushd packages.element.io/install/macos
ln -s "$(find . -type f -iname "*.dmg" | xargs -0 -n1 -- basename)" "Element.dmg"
popd
fi
# Linux
if [ -d linux-amd64-sqlcipher-static ]; then
pushd packages.element.io/install/linux/glibc-x86-64
ln -s "$(find . -type f -iname "*.tar.gz" | xargs -0 -n1 -- basename)" "element-desktop.tar.gz"
popd
fi
if [ -d linux-arm64-sqlcipher-static ]; then
pushd packages.element.io/install/linux/glibc-aarch64
ln -s "$(find . -type f -iname "*.tar.gz" | xargs -0 -n1 -- basename)" "element-desktop.tar.gz"
popd
fi
- name: Stash packages.element.io
if: needs.prepare.outputs.deploy == 'false'
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: packages.element.io
path: packages.element.io
- name: Deploy artifacts
if: needs.prepare.outputs.deploy == 'true'
run: |
aws s3 cp --recursive packages.element.io/ s3://$R2_BUCKET/$DEPLOYMENT_DIR --endpoint-url $R2_URL --region auto
env:
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.CF_R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.CF_R2_TOKEN }}
R2_URL: ${{ vars.CF_R2_S3_API }}
DEPLOYMENT_DIR: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.packages-dir }}
- name: Notify packages.element.io of new files
if: needs.prepare.outputs.deploy == 'true'
uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@ff45666b9427631e3450c54a1bcbee4d9ff4d7c0 # v3
with:
token: ${{ secrets.ELEMENT_BOT_TOKEN }}
repository: element-hq/packages.element.io
event-type: packages-index
- name: Find debs
id: deb
if: needs.linux.result == 'success'
run: |
for arch in amd64 arm64
do
echo "$arch=$(ls linux-$arch-sqlcipher-static/*.deb | tail -n1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
done
- name: Stash debs
if: needs.prepare.outputs.deploy == 'false' && needs.linux.result == 'success'
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: debs
path: |
${{ steps.deb.outputs.amd64 }}
${{ steps.deb.outputs.arm64 }}
- name: Publish amd64 deb to packages.element.io
uses: element-hq/packages.element.io@master
if: needs.prepare.outputs.deploy == 'true' && needs.linux.result == 'success'
with:
file: ${{ steps.deb.outputs.amd64 }}
github-token: ${{ secrets.ELEMENT_BOT_TOKEN }}
bucket-api: ${{ vars.CF_R2_S3_API }}
bucket-key-id: ${{ secrets.CF_R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
bucket-access-key: ${{ secrets.CF_R2_TOKEN }}
- name: Publish arm64 deb to packages.element.io
uses: element-hq/packages.element.io@master
if: needs.prepare.outputs.deploy == 'true' && needs.linux.result == 'success'
with:
file: ${{ steps.deb.outputs.arm64 }}
github-token: ${{ secrets.ELEMENT_BOT_TOKEN }}
bucket-api: ${{ vars.CF_R2_S3_API }}
bucket-key-id: ${{ secrets.CF_R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
bucket-access-key: ${{ secrets.CF_R2_TOKEN }}
deploy-ess:
needs: deploy
runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
name: Deploy builds to ESS
if: needs.prepare.outputs.deploy == 'true' && github.event_name == 'release'
env:
BUCKET_NAME: "element-desktop-msi.onprem.element.io"
AWS_REGION: "eu-central-1"
permissions:
id-token: write # This is required for requesting the JWT
steps:
- name: Configure AWS credentials
uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
with:
role-to-assume: arn:aws:iam::264135176173:role/Push-ElementDesktop-MSI
role-session-name: githubaction-run-${{ github.run_id }}
aws-region: ${{ env.AWS_REGION }}
- name: Download artifacts
uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
with:
pattern: win-*
- name: Copy files to S3
run: |
PREFIX="${VERSION%.*}"
for file in win-*/*.msi; do
filename=$(basename "$file")
aws s3 cp "$file" "s3://${{ env.BUCKET_NAME }}/$PREFIX/$filename"
done
env:
VERSION: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}