Releasing Documentation

Migrating releasing

docs/Developers/releasing.md

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+---
+title: 'How To Cut A Release'
+---
+
+In the open-source version of Actual, all updates go through npm. There are two libraries:
+
+`@actual-app/api`: The API for the underlying functionality. This includes the entire backend of Actual, meant to be used with node.
+`@actual-app/web`: A web build that will serve the app with a web frontend. This includes both the frontend and backend of Actual. It includes the backend as well because it's built to be used as a Web Worker.
+
+Both the API and web libraries are versioned together. This may change in the future, but because the web library also brings along its own backend it's easier to maintain a single version for now. That makes it clear which version the backend is regardless of library.
+Releasing @actual-app/api
+
+### This generates a bundle for the API:
+
+```bash
+cd packages/loot-core
+yarn build:api
+```
+
+The built files live in `lib-dist`, so we need to copy them to the API package:
+
+```bash
+cp lib-dist/bundle.api* ../api/app
+```
+
+Next, bump the version on package.json. Finally, publish it:
+
+```bash
+npm publish
+```
+
+### Releasing @actual-app/web
+
+In the root of actual (not just desktop-client), run this:
+
+```bash
+./bin/package-browser
+```
+
+This will compile both the backend and the frontend into a single directory in packages/desktop-client/build. This directory is all the files that need to be published. After bumping the version, publish desktop-client:
+
+```bash
+cd packages/desktop-client
+npm publish
+```

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