F8A

Otto Frontend Application Manager

Stack:

• go
• fyne
• sqlite
• viper

Create package

$ fyne package -os linux -icon Icon.png

Install

Create /etc/f8a.json with the following content:

{
  "app": {
    "homePath": "/home/USER/.f8a"
  }
}

$ tar xvf f8a.tar.gz
$ cd f8a
$ make user-install

Features

Deployment Tracking

F8A tracks all deployments with detailed progress information:

• Real-time Progress: See which step is currently running during deployment
• Time Estimates: View average duration for each step based on historical data
• Deployment History: Access last 10 deployments with status, duration, and commit details
• Status Dashboard: Compare local vs deployed revisions at a glance
• Desktop Notifications: Get notified when deployments complete or fail

Deployment Steps

Each deployment consists of 7 tracked steps:

1. Build - Run yarn build locally
2. Archive - Create tar file
3. Upload - SCP to remote server
4. Backup - Move current version to previous
5. Extract - Extract new build
6. Activate - Create symlink
7. Cleanup - Remove tar and copy .htaccess if needed