added APK build and Gitea release to CI pipelines

.drone.yml

@@ -84,6 +84,25 @@ steps:
         - docker pull gitea.gilmour109.de/gilmour109/calchat-server:latest
         - docker compose -f /root/calchat-mongo/docker-compose.yml up -d
 
+  - name: build_apk
+    image: gitea.gilmour109.de/gilmour109/eas-build:latest
+    environment:
+      EXPO_TOKEN:
+        from_secret: expo_token
+    commands:
+      - npm ci
+      - npm run build:apk
+
+  - name: release_apk
+    image: plugins/gitea-release
+    settings:
+      api_key:
+        from_secret: gitea_token
+      base_url: https://gitea.gilmour109.de
+      files:
+        - calchat.apk
+      title: latest
+
 depends_on:
   - server_build_and_test
   - check_for_formatting
@@ -131,6 +150,25 @@ steps:
         - export COMMIT=$DRONE_COMMIT_SHA
         - envsubst < /home/debian/manifest.yml | sudo kubectl apply -f -
 
+  - name: build_apk
+    image: gitea.gilmour109.de/gilmour109/eas-build:latest
+    environment:
+      EXPO_TOKEN:
+        from_secret: expo_token
+    commands:
+      - npm ci
+      - npm run build:apk
+
+  - name: release_apk
+    image: plugins/gitea-release
+    settings:
+      api_key:
+        from_secret: gitea_token
+      base_url: https://gitea.gilmour109.de
+      files:
+        - calchat.apk
+      title: ${DRONE_TAG}
+
 ---
 
 kind: pipeline
@@ -172,3 +210,22 @@ steps:
         - export NAME=$TAG
         - export COMMIT=$DRONE_COMMIT_SHA
         - envsubst < /home/debian/manifest.yml | sudo kubectl apply -f -
+
+  - name: build_apk
+    image: gitea.gilmour109.de/gilmour109/eas-build:latest
+    environment:
+      EXPO_TOKEN:
+        from_secret: expo_token
+    commands:
+      - npm ci
+      - npm run build:apk
+
+  - name: release_apk
+    image: plugins/gitea-release
+    settings:
+      api_key:
+        from_secret: gitea_token
+      base_url: https://gitea.gilmour109.de
+      files:
+        - calchat.apk
+      title: ${DRONE_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}

CLAUDE.md

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ npm run test -w @calchat/server         # Run Jest unit tests
 | | ical.js | iCalendar parsing/generation |
 | Testing | Jest / ts-jest | Server unit tests |
 | Deployment | Docker | Server containerization (multi-stage build) |
-| | Drone CI | CI/CD pipelines (build, test, format check, deploy) |
+| | Drone CI | CI/CD pipelines (build, test, format check, deploy, APK build + Gitea release) |
 | Planned | iCalendar | Event export/import |
 
 ## Architecture
@@ -684,8 +684,9 @@ This uses the `preview` profile from `eas.json` which builds an APK with:
 - `arm64-v8a` architecture only (smaller APK size)
 - No credentials required (`withoutCredentials: true`)
 - Internal distribution
+- Non-interactive mode with fixed output path (`calchat.apk`) for CI compatibility
 
-**Requirements:** Android SDK and Java must be installed locally.
+**Requirements:** Android SDK and Java must be installed locally. In CI, the `eas-build` Docker image (`gitea.gilmour109.de/gilmour109/eas-build:latest`) provides the build environment with `EXPO_TOKEN` for authentication.
 
 **EAS Configuration:** `apps/client/eas.json` contains build profiles:
 - `development`: Development client with internal distribution
@@ -703,13 +704,13 @@ The project uses Drone CI (`.drone.yml`) with five pipelines:
 **On push to main:**
 1. **`server_build_and_test`**: Builds the server (`npm ci` + `npm run build`) and runs Jest tests (`npm run test`)
 2. **`check_for_formatting`**: Checks Prettier formatting across all workspaces (`npm run check_format`)
-3. **`deploy_latest`**: Builds Docker image, pushes to Gitea Container Registry (`gitea.gilmour109.de/gilmour109/calchat-server:latest`), then SSHs into VPS (`10.0.0.1`) to pull and restart via `docker compose`. Depends on both pipelines above passing first.
+3. **`deploy_latest`**: Builds Docker image, pushes to Gitea Container Registry (`gitea.gilmour109.de/gilmour109/calchat-server:latest`), then SSHs into VPS (`10.0.0.1`) to pull and restart via `docker compose`. Builds APK via `eas-build` Docker image and creates a Gitea release (title "latest") with the APK. Depends on both pipelines above passing first.
 
 **On tag:**
-4. **`upload_tag`**: Builds Docker image tagged with the git tag (`${DRONE_TAG}`), pushes to registry, then deploys to k3s cluster (`192.168.178.201`) via SSH using `envsubst` with a Kubernetes manifest template.
+4. **`upload_tag`**: Builds Docker image tagged with the git tag (`${DRONE_TAG}`), pushes to registry, then deploys to k3s cluster (`192.168.178.201`) via SSH using `envsubst` with a Kubernetes manifest template. Builds APK and creates a Gitea release tagged with `${DRONE_TAG}`.
 
 **On promote:**
-5. **`upload_commit`**: Builds Docker image tagged with short commit SHA (first 8 chars), pushes to registry, then deploys to k3s cluster (`192.168.178.201`) via SSH using `envsubst` with a Kubernetes manifest template.
+5. **`upload_commit`**: Builds Docker image tagged with short commit SHA (first 8 chars), pushes to registry, then deploys to k3s cluster (`192.168.178.201`) via SSH using `envsubst` with a Kubernetes manifest template. Builds APK and creates a Gitea release tagged with the short commit SHA.
 
 ## Testing
 

apps/client/package.json

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "ios": "expo start --ios",
     "web": "expo start --web",
     "lint": "expo lint",
-    "build:apk": "eas build --platform android --profile preview --local"
+    "build:apk": "eas build --platform android --profile preview --local --non-interactive --output ./calchat.apk"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@calchat/shared": "*",