nFPM (deb/rpm/apk)

Generate Linux packages using nFPM

Anodizer integrates with nFPM to generate native Linux packages.

Minimal config

crates:
  - name: myapp
    nfpm:
      - package_name: myapp
        formats: [deb, rpm]
        vendor: "My Company"
        homepage: "https://example.com"
        maintainer: "maintainer@example.com"
        description: "My application"
        license: MIT

nFPM config fields

Field	Type	Default	Description
`package_name`	string	—	Package name
`formats`	list	—	Package formats: `deb`, `rpm`, `apk`, `archlinux`, `ipk`
`vendor`	string	none	Package vendor
`homepage`	string	none	Homepage URL
`maintainer`	string	none	Maintainer email
`description`	string	none	Package description
`license`	string	none	License identifier
`bindir`	string	`/usr/bin`	Binary installation directory
`file_name_template`	string	auto	Custom filename template
`contents`	list	none	Additional files to include
`dependencies`	map	none	Package dependencies keyed by format (e.g., `deb: [git]`)
`scripts`	object	none	Pre/post install/remove scripts
`overrides`	map	none	Per-format field overrides

File contents

Include additional files in the package:

nfpm:
  - package_name: myapp
    formats: [deb, rpm]
    contents:
      - src: config.example.yaml
        dst: /etc/myapp/config.yaml
        type: config
      - src: myapp.service
        dst: /usr/lib/systemd/system/myapp.service

Install scripts

nfpm:
  - package_name: myapp
    formats: [deb]
    scripts:
      preinstall: scripts/preinstall.sh
      postinstall: scripts/postinstall.sh
      preremove: scripts/preremove.sh
      postremove: scripts/postremove.sh

Full example

crates:
  - name: myapp
    nfpm:
      - package_name: myapp
        formats: [deb, rpm, apk]
        vendor: "My Company"
        homepage: "https://github.com/myorg/myapp"
        maintainer: "team@example.com"
        description: "A fast CLI tool"
        license: MIT
        dependencies:
          deb:
            - git
          rpm:
            - git
        contents:
          - src: config.example.yaml
            dst: /etc/myapp/config.yaml
            type: config
        overrides:
          deb:
            dependencies:
              - git
              - ca-certificates