Documenting the server repo move (#629)

Documenting the repo move. I'll attach this doc to the Server readme so
people are more informed


https://deploy-preview-629.www.actualbudget.org/docs/actual-server-repo-move

docs-sidebar.js

@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ const sidebars = {
       link: {
         type: 'doc',
         id: 'tour/index',
-            },
-            items: [
+      },
+      items: [
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         'tour/budget',
         'tour/accounts',
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         'tour/schedules',
         'tour/payees',
         'tour/rules',
-            ],
+      ],
     },
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       type: 'category',
       label: 'Getting Started',
       collapsible: false,
       items: [
-      'getting-started/roadmap-for-new-users',
-      'getting-started/envelope-budgeting',
-      'getting-started/tracking-budget',
+        'getting-started/roadmap-for-new-users',
+        'getting-started/envelope-budgeting',
+        'getting-started/tracking-budget',
         {
           type: 'category',
           label: 'Installation and Configuration',
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               type: 'category',
               label: 'Configuration',
               collapsible: false,
-               items: [ 'config/index', 'config/https', 'advanced/http-header-auth', 'config/reverse-proxies' ],
+              items: [
+                'config/index',
+                'config/https',
+                'advanced/http-header-auth',
+                'config/reverse-proxies',
+              ],
             },
-
           ],
         },
 
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           type: 'category',
           label: 'Migration',
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             type: 'doc',
             id: 'migration/index',
           },
-          items: [
-                'migration/ynab4',
-                'migration/nynab',
-          ],
+          items: ['migration/ynab4', 'migration/nynab'],
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       label: 'Using Actual',
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           type: 'category',
           label: 'Reports',
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             type: 'doc',
             id: 'reports/index',
           },
-          items: [
-            'reports/custom-reports'
-          ],
+          items: ['reports/custom-reports'],
         },
         {
           type: 'category',
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           items: [
             'experimental/goal-templates',
             'experimental/monthly-cleanup',
-            'experimental/oauth-auth', 
-            'experimental/multi-user'
+            'experimental/oauth-auth',
+            'experimental/multi-user',
           ],
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         'getting-started/tips-tricks',
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       label: 'Help & Support',
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       items: [
         'faq',
+        'actual-server-repo-move',
         {
           type: 'category',
           label: 'Troubleshooting',
@@ -318,11 +297,9 @@ const sidebars = {
           type: 'category',
           label: 'Documentation',
           collapsible: false,
-          items: [
-            'contributing/writing-docs',
-          ],
+          items: ['contributing/writing-docs'],
         },
-         {
+        {
           type: 'category',
           label: 'Project Leadership',
           collapsible: false,

docs/actual-server-repo-move.md

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+# Actual Server repository move
+
+In February 2025 the actual-server repository will be merged into the Actual repository.
+
+The reasons for this change are as follows:
+
+- Streamlines Development: Developers will only need to clone/sync one repo instead of two.
+- Improves Debugging: It makes end-to-end debugging for server/client easier as they will be in the same workspace.
+- Simplifies Desktop App Packaging: Enables the desktop app to embed the sync server.
+- Ensures code consistency and reduces the maintenance burden.
+- Simplifies the release process
+
+### Questions:
+
+- **Q.** _I use Docker Hub/Github's container registry, how do I stay up to date?_
+
+  **A.** We will continue to push images to [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/actualbudget/actual-server) and [Github's container registry](https://ghcr.io/actualbudget/actual-server) as usual.
+
+
+- **Q.** _I build the docker image locally, can I still do that?_
+
+  **A.** All of the docker files are still available. To build the sync server locally you can use the ``` sync-server.Dockerfile``` located in the root of the repository.  The ``` docker-compose.yml ``` is located in the ```/packages/sync-server``` directory.
+
+
+- **Q.** _I use the [Local Installation](https://actualbudget.org/docs/install/local). How do I keep up to date?_
+
+  **A.** Follow these instructions:
+  1. Clone the [Actual repository](https://github.comactualbudget/actual). You can use the following command:
+  ```
+  git clone https://github.com/actualbudget/actual.git
+  ```
+  2. Navigate to the Actual project root directory:
+  ```
+  cd actual
+  ```
+  3. Install the required dependencies for the server:
+  ```
+  yarn install:server
+  ```
+  4. Run the server with:
+  ```
+  yarn start:server
+  ```