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+# Packaging Wild Central
+
+## Installation
+
+### APT Repository (recommended)
+
+```bash
+# Import the signing key
+curl -fsSL https://aptly.cloud2.payne.io/wild-central.gpg \
+    | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/wild-central.gpg > /dev/null
+
+# Add the repository
+sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wild-central.sources <<EOF
+Types: deb
+URIs: https://aptly.cloud2.payne.io
+Suites: stable
+Components: main
+Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/wild-central.gpg
+EOF
+
+sudo apt update && sudo apt install wild-central
+```
+
+Use `Suites: edge` for rolling builds from HEAD.
+
+### Manual .deb install
+
+```bash
+sudo dpkg -i wild-central_*.deb
+sudo apt-get install -f
+```
+
+## Quick Start
+
+1. **Start the service**:
+   ```bash
+   sudo systemctl enable --now wild-central
+   ```
+
+2. **Access the web interface**: open `http://your-server-ip` in your browser
+
+3. **Configure** (optional):
+   ```bash
+   sudo cp /etc/wild-central/config.yaml.example /etc/wild-central/config.yaml
+   sudo nano /etc/wild-central/config.yaml
+   sudo systemctl restart wild-central
+   ```
+
+## Release Artifacts
+
+Each release includes:
+- `wild-central_{VERSION}_{arch}.deb` — full install (daemon + web UI)
+- `wild-central-{arch}` — standalone daemon binary
+- `SHA256SUMS` — checksums for all artifacts
+
+## Developer Tooling
+
+```bash
+make help          # Show all targets and current version info
+make package-all   # Build all .deb packages
+make release       # Stable release: tag + Gitea + APT stable
+make release-edge  # Edge release: force-tag + Gitea + APT edge
+make deploy-repo   # Deploy packages to APT repository only
+```
+
+Directory structure:
+
+```
+build/           Intermediate build artifacts
+dist/bin/        Standalone binaries
+dist/packages/   .deb packages
+```
+
+Environment variables (see `.envrc`):
+- `GITEA_TOKEN` — required for `make release` / `make release-edge`
+- `APTLY_URL` / `APTLY_PASS` — required for APT deployment