From d849e4276a8b80cd7ac609afa1b298ec23d496f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Karol Labus <karol.labus.kl@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:45:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add Gitea Action for automated releases and repository
 manifest

---
 .gitea/workflows/release.yml | 93 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 README.md                    | 13 ++++-
 2 files changed, 104 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .gitea/workflows/release.yml

diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44a7be1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+name: Build and Release Plugin
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup .NET
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: '10.0.x'
+
+      - name: Build Plugin
+        run: dotnet build JellyfinPlugin/JellyfinPlugin.csproj -c Release
+
+      - name: Create ZIP Archive
+        run: |
+          cd JellyfinPlugin/bin/Release/net10.0/
+          zip -j ../../../../BlackBarRemover_${{ github.ref_name }}.zip *
+
+      - name: Generate Checksum
+        id: checksum
+        run: |
+          MD5_SUM=$(md5sum BlackBarRemover_${{ github.ref_name }}.zip | awk '{print $1}')
+          echo "md5=$MD5_SUM" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Create Gitea Release
+        run: |
+          API_URL="${{ github.api_url }}"
+          REPO="${{ github.repository }}"
+          TOKEN="${{ github.token }}"
+          TAG="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          
+          # Create Release
+          RELEASE_RES=$(curl -s -X POST "$API_URL/repos/$REPO/releases" \
+            -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d "{\"tag_name\":\"$TAG\", \"name\":\"Release $TAG\", \"body\":\"Automated release\", \"draft\":false, \"prerelease\":false}")
+          
+          REL_ID=$(echo "$RELEASE_RES" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d':' -f2)
+          
+          # Upload Asset
+          curl -s -X POST "$API_URL/repos/$REPO/releases/$REL_ID/assets" \
+            -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
+            -F "attachment=@BlackBarRemover_$TAG.zip"
+
+      - name: Update manifest.json
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "Gitea Actions"
+          git config user.email "actions@gitea.local"
+          
+          git checkout -B manifest
+          
+          VERSION="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          VERSION="${VERSION#v}" # remove 'v' prefix
+          
+          cat > manifest.json <<EOF
+          [
+              {
+                  "guid": "12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab",
+                  "name": "Black Bar Remover",
+                  "description": "Automatically detects and removes black bars from video files.",
+                  "overview": "Automatically detects and removes black bars from video files via CSS or FFmpeg.",
+                  "owner": "karol",
+                  "category": "Playback",
+                  "imageUrl": "",
+                  "versions": [
+                      {
+                          "version": "$VERSION",
+                          "changelog": "Automated Release ${{ github.ref_name }}",
+                          "targetAbi": "12.0.0.0",
+                          "sourceUrl": "${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}",
+                          "checksum": "${{ steps.checksum.outputs.md5 }}",
+                          "timestamp": "$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')",
+                          "repositoryUrl": "${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}/BlackBarRemover_${{ github.ref_name }}.zip"
+                      }
+                  ]
+              }
+          ]
+          EOF
+          
+          git add manifest.json
+          git commit -m "Update manifest for ${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          git push -f origin manifest
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3182225..1a3434a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,14 +18,23 @@ A Jellyfin plugin that automatically detects and removes black bars (letterboxin
 
 ## Installation
 
-### Method 1: Pre-compiled binaries (Recommended)
+### Method 1: Jellyfin Repository (Recommended & Easiest)
+
+1. Open your Jellyfin Dashboard and navigate to **Plugins** -> **Repositories**.
+2. Click the `+` icon to add a new repository.
+3. Enter `Black Bar Remover` as the name.
+4. Enter `https://gitea.local.labus.uk/karol/blackBarRemover/raw/branch/manifest/manifest.json` as the Repository URL and save.
+5. Go back to the **Catalog** tab, find "Black Bar Remover" under the Playback category, and click **Install**.
+6. Restart the Jellyfin server.
+
+### Method 2: Manual Installation from Releases
 
 1. Go to the **Releases** tab on the Gitea repository page.
 2. Download the latest `BlackBarRemover_vX.X.zip` file.
 3. Extract the contents of the ZIP file into a new folder named `BlackBarRemover` inside your Jellyfin plugins directory (e.g., `/var/lib/jellyfin/plugins/BlackBarRemover/`).
 4. Restart the Jellyfin server.
 
-### Method 2: Building from Source
+### Method 3: Building from Source
 
 1. Clone this repository.
 2. Build the plugin using the .NET 10 SDK: