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# How to cut a release
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In the open-source version of Actual, all updates go through npm. There are two libraries:
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* `@actual-app/api`: The API for the underlying functionality. This includes the entire backend of Actual, meant to be used with node.
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* `@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.
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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.
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## Releasing `@actual-app/api`
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This generates a bundle for the API:
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```
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cd packages/loot-core
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yarn build:api
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```
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The built files live in `lib-dist`, so we need to copy them to the API package:
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```
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cp lib-dist/bundle.api* ../api/app
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```
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Next, bump the version on package.json. Finally, publish it:
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```
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npm publish
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```
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## Releasing `@actual-app/web`
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In the root of `actual` (not just `desktop-client`), run this:
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```
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./bin/package-browser
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```
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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`:
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```
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cd packages/desktop-client
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npm publish
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```
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