feat(packaging): build .deb and .rpm packages

.github/workflows/code-release.yml

@@ -273,11 +273,13 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - name: Install AppImage build tooling
+      - name: Install Linux packaging tooling
+        # squashfs-tools/zsync/libfuse2t64: AppImage. fakeroot: maker-deb.
+        # rpm: maker-rpm (provides rpmbuild).
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-            squashfs-tools zsync libfuse2t64
+            squashfs-tools zsync libfuse2t64 fakeroot rpm
 
       - name: Setup pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@b906affcce14559ad1aafd4ab0e942779e9f58b1 # v4

apps/code/forge.config.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ import type { ChildProcess } from "node:child_process";
 import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { cpSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
+import { MakerDeb } from "@electron-forge/maker-deb";
 import { MakerDMG } from "@electron-forge/maker-dmg";
+import { MakerRpm } from "@electron-forge/maker-rpm";
 import { MakerSquirrel } from "@electron-forge/maker-squirrel";
 import { MakerZIP } from "@electron-forge/maker-zip";
 import { VitePlugin } from "@electron-forge/plugin-vite";
@@ -206,6 +208,35 @@ const config: ForgeConfig = {
         bin: "PostHog Code",
       },
     }),
+    new MakerDeb({
+      options: {
+        name: "posthog-code",
+        productName: "PostHog Code",
+        genericName: "Code Editor",
+        description: "PostHog Code desktop app",
+        bin: "PostHog Code",
+        icon: "./build/app-icon.png",
+        categories: ["Development"],
+        section: "devel",
+        maintainer: "PostHog <eng@posthog.com>",
+        homepage: "https://github.com/PostHog/code",
+        mimeType: ["x-scheme-handler/posthog-code"],
+      },
+    }),
+    new MakerRpm({
+      options: {
+        name: "posthog-code",
+        productName: "PostHog Code",
+        genericName: "Code Editor",
+        description: "PostHog Code desktop app",
+        bin: "PostHog Code",
+        license: "MIT",
+        icon: "./build/app-icon.png",
+        categories: ["Development"],
+        homepage: "https://github.com/PostHog/code",
+        mimeType: ["x-scheme-handler/posthog-code"],
+      },
+    }),
     new MakerZIP({}, ["darwin", "linux"]),
   ],
   hooks: {

apps/code/package.json

@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@biomejs/biome": "2.2.4",
     "@electron-forge/cli": "^7.11.1",
+    "@electron-forge/maker-deb": "^7.11.1",
     "@electron-forge/maker-dmg": "^7.11.1",
+    "@electron-forge/maker-rpm": "^7.11.1",
     "@electron-forge/maker-squirrel": "^7.11.1",
     "@electron-forge/maker-zip": "^7.11.1",
     "@electron-forge/plugin-vite": "^7.11.1",

apps/code/scripts/build-linux-docker.sh

@@ -8,6 +8,36 @@ case "$ARCH" in
   *) echo "Unsupported ARCH=$ARCH (expected x64 or arm64)" >&2; exit 1 ;;
 esac
 
+# Optional maker targets. Without any, all configured makers run (default).
+# Accept friendly aliases or full maker package names, via repeatable
+# --target/--targets flags (comma-separated) or the TARGETS env var.
+RAW_TARGETS="${TARGETS:-}"
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --target|--targets) RAW_TARGETS="${RAW_TARGETS:+$RAW_TARGETS,}$2"; shift 2 ;;
+    --target=*|--targets=*) RAW_TARGETS="${RAW_TARGETS:+$RAW_TARGETS,}${1#*=}"; shift ;;
+    *) echo "Unknown argument: $1" >&2; exit 1 ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+MAKE_TARGETS=""
+if [ -n "$RAW_TARGETS" ]; then
+  IFS=',' read -ra _targets <<< "$RAW_TARGETS"
+  for t in "${_targets[@]}"; do
+    t="$(echo "$t" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | xargs)" # lowercase + trim
+    [ -z "$t" ] && continue
+    case "$t" in
+      deb)      pkg="@electron-forge/maker-deb" ;;
+      rpm)      pkg="@electron-forge/maker-rpm" ;;
+      zip)      pkg="@electron-forge/maker-zip" ;;
+      appimage) pkg="@reforged/maker-appimage" ;;
+      */*)      pkg="$t" ;; # already a maker package name
+      *) echo "Unknown target '$t' (expected: deb, rpm, zip, appimage, or a maker package name)" >&2; exit 1 ;;
+    esac
+    MAKE_TARGETS="${MAKE_TARGETS:+$MAKE_TARGETS,}$pkg"
+  done
+fi
+
 REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/../../.." && pwd)"
 OUT_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/apps/code/out"
 mkdir -p "$OUT_DIR"
@@ -40,14 +70,16 @@ COPYFILE_DISABLE=1 tar -cf - \
     -e NODE_ENV=production \
     -e ARCH="$ARCH" \
     -e BUILD_COMMIT="$HOST_COMMIT" \
+    -e MAKE_TARGETS="$MAKE_TARGETS" \
     -v "$OUT_DIR":/out \
     node:22-bookworm bash -lc '
       set -euo pipefail
       trap "rc=\$?; echo >&2; echo \"[build-linux-docker] FAILED (exit \$rc) at line \$LINENO: \$BASH_COMMAND\" >&2; exit \$rc" ERR
       mkdir -p /work && cd /work && tar -xf -
       corepack enable
       apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        libsecret-1-dev fuse libfuse2 ca-certificates git squashfs-tools zsync zip
+        libsecret-1-dev fuse libfuse2 ca-certificates git squashfs-tools zsync zip \
+        fakeroot rpm
       # Tarball arrived owned by the host uid; tell git not to refuse on uid mismatch.
       git config --global --add safe.directory /work
       # Postinstall scripts call `git rev-parse` — give them a repo to find.
@@ -59,7 +91,9 @@ COPYFILE_DISABLE=1 tar -cf - \
       pnpm --filter @posthog/git build
       pnpm --filter @posthog/enricher build
       pnpm --filter @posthog/agent build
-      pnpm --filter code make --platform=linux --arch="$ARCH"
+      MAKE_TARGETS_FLAG=""
+      [ -n "${MAKE_TARGETS:-}" ] && MAKE_TARGETS_FLAG="--targets=$MAKE_TARGETS"
+      pnpm --filter code make --platform=linux --arch="$ARCH" $MAKE_TARGETS_FLAG
       mkdir -p /out
       cp -r apps/code/out/make /out/
     '