j3rr1ck/create-ublue-image

create-ublue-image

This is a small containerized tool to automatically create a functional Github repository custom ostree native container image based on ublue-os/startingpoint.

Running

Some instructions also exist in the uBlue docs: https://ublue.it/making-your-own/#automatic-setup

create-ublue-image should run on any computer with Podman installed. If you are already running an immutable Fedora variant, you shouldn't have to install anything.

Run the following command in a directory that you have write access to, your repo will be created as a subdirectory. The script will ask you further questions.

podman run -v "$(pwd)":/host:z -it ghcr.io/einohr/create-ublue-image

This command runs the OCI container built in this repo using podman mounting your working directory pwd into the container under the path /host. :z makes it possible for multiple containers to use the volume at the same time, which is useful when running a Distrobox. If you run into issues with "relabeling" when running the command, you should try removing :z from the end of the mount command.
It is not recommended to run the tool inside your home directory, but rather a subdirectory, as that can cause errors. However, if the command tool starts in your home dir without any errors, it should probably function. You do not need to run the tool in an empty directory, it will create a new one with the name that you input.

Can I trust you?

This tool uses github-cli to authenticate to your account, which could be a security concern. You can read all of the code in wizard.sh (<100 loc) and see for yourself everything this tool does. You can also just set up the repository manually.