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webextension helper\n\nSpeed up the distribution of self-hosted Firefox webextensions\n\n- provides a lightweight web service to serve your JSON update manifest ;\n- ease the usage of [`web-ext`](https://github.com/mozilla/web-ext) via a simple docker image\n  to sign your webextension on [AMO](https://addons.mozilla.org/)\n\n## Dependencies\n\nThis tool relies on `docker` and `docker-compose`.\nSee https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/\n\nSome shortcuts are provided by a `Makefile`.\nYou will need `make` to use them, but the tool is not mandatory.\n\n## Installation\n\n- navigate to your webextension's project directory\n\n```\ncd /home/\u003cusername\u003e/dev/webextension\n```\n\n- move all sources to a new subdirectory `src`.\n  If you already used the `web-ext` npm package in this directory before you should also move your add-on id file.\n\n```\nmkdir src\nmv !(src) src\n[ -f .web-extension-id ] \u0026\u0026 mv .web-extension-id src\n```\n\n- clone this repository as a submodule of the webextension\n\n```\ngit submodule add git@github.com:alexandre-abrioux/webextension-helper.git helper\n```\n\n- copy `helper/.env.dist` to `helper/.env` and fill in\n  your [Mozilla API credentials](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/addon/api/key/).\n  You can find all the available options on\n  the [web-ext reference page](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/web-ext_command_reference).\n\n```\ncp helper/.env.dist helper/.env\nvim helper/.env\n```\n\n## Signing your Web-Extension\n\nSimply run `make sign`.\n\n## Updating Mozilla's `web-ext` Tool\n\nTo rebuild the `web-ext` docker image you can run `make update`.\n\n## Enabling Auto-Updates\n\n- configure your webextension's manifest file to target the `update.php` script\n\n```\n\"applications\": {\n  \"gecko\": {\n    \"update_url\": \"https://webextension-helper.example.com/updates.php\"\n  }\n}\n```\n\n- use the `docker-compose.yml` file to start the web service on your 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Use `make help` for more information.\n\n- `make help`\n- `make build`\n- `make up`\n- `make stop`\n- `make down`\n- `make restart`\n- `make sign`\n- `make update`\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Falexandre-abrioux%2Fwebextension-helper","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Falexandre-abrioux%2Fwebextension-helper","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Falexandre-abrioux%2Fwebextension-helper/lists"}