This repository contains:

• Piwik release script (official package),
• and Debian/Ubuntu package (allows sysadmins to deploy Piwik within seconds using apt-get install piwik -V)

• debian/Readme.debian - How to use the Debian package and setup Piwik on your Debian server.
• debian/Readme.md - Guide for Piwik staff in charge of generating the Debian package. System administrators may also be interested in this documentation.

To generate a new Piwik release for example 3.0.0-b1, follow these steps:

• Edit core/Version.php and set the correct version number
• Check that the CI builds is green
• Create a release on Github which will automatically create a git tag.
• Then package the release. Run: ./scripts/build.sh 3.0.0-b1. This script will:
  • the first time it runs it clones the Piwik git repository.
  • then it builds the package, removing any un-necessary files,
  • then it uploads the .zip and .tar.gz packages to https://builds.piwik.org
• The new Piwik version is now shipped to users worldwide,
• Users will now notified in their Administration area, and some users will receive email alerts about the new version.