feat: add Chocolatey package and Linux/macOS install script with automated publishing

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -157,3 +157,22 @@ jobs:
             EchoHub-Client-linux-arm64.zip
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Publish Chocolatey package
+        if: steps.changes.outputs.src_changed == 'true' && steps.check_release.outputs.exists == 'false'
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          CHECKSUM=$(sha256sum EchoHub-Client-win-x64.zip | awk '{print $1}')
+
+          # Stamp version and checksum into package templates
+          sed -i "s/__VERSION__/$VERSION/g" packaging/choco/echohub.nuspec
+          sed -i "s/__VERSION__/$VERSION/g" packaging/choco/tools/chocolateyInstall.ps1
+          sed -i "s/__CHECKSUM64__/$CHECKSUM/g" packaging/choco/tools/chocolateyInstall.ps1
+
+          # Build and push the package
+          mkdir -p /tmp/choco-out
+          cd packaging/choco
+          choco pack echohub.nuspec --output-directory /tmp/choco-out
+          choco push /tmp/choco-out/echohub.*.nupkg --source https://push.chocolatey.org/ --api-key "$CHOCO_API_KEY"
+        env:
+          CHOCO_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.CHOCOLATEY_API_KEY }}

docs/articles/getting-started.md

@@ -1,12 +1,33 @@
 # Getting Started
 
-## Prerequisites
+## Install the Client
 
-- [.NET 10 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download)
+### Windows (Chocolatey)
 
-Or grab a self-contained binary from [Releases](https://github.com/HueByte/EchoHub/releases) -- no runtime needed.
+```bash
+choco install echohub
+```
 
-## Docker
+### Linux / macOS
+
+```bash
+curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HueByte/EchoHub/master/scripts/install.sh | sh
+```
+
+To install a specific version or to a custom directory:
+
+```bash
+curl -sSfL .../install.sh | sh -s -- --version 0.2.8
+curl -sSfL .../install.sh | sh -s -- --install-dir /opt/echohub
+```
+
+### Manual Download
+
+Grab a self-contained binary from [Releases](https://github.com/HueByte/EchoHub/releases) -- no runtime needed.
+
+## Host a Server
+
+### Docker
 
 The quickest way to host a server:
 
@@ -17,24 +38,23 @@ docker compose up -d
 
 See the [Docker guide](docker.md) for configuration, pre-built images, and more.
 
-## Run the Server
+### From Source
 
 ```bash
 dotnet run --project src/EchoHub.Server
 ```
 
+Requires [.NET 10 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download).
+
 On first run, the server automatically:
 
 1. Creates `appsettings.json` from the example config
 2. Generates a secure JWT secret
 3. Creates the SQLite database with a `#general` channel
 
-## Run the Client
+## Usage
-
-```bash
-dotnet run --project src/EchoHub.Client
-```
 
+After installing the client, run `echohub` (or `dotnet run --project src/EchoHub.Client` from source).
 Connect to a server, register an account, and start chatting.
 
 ## Connect via IRC

docs/changelog/v0.2.8.md

@@ -21,7 +21,13 @@
 - Extract `IUserService`/`UserService` — consolidate user registration, authentication, and profile management into a dedicated service, eliminating duplicated logic between `AuthController` and `ChatService`
 - IRC gateway now checks ban status during authentication (previously skipped)
 
+## Distribution
+
+- Add Chocolatey package — `choco install echohub` for Windows users, auto-published from CI on each release
+- Add Linux/macOS install script — `curl -sSfL .../install.sh | sh` with automatic OS/arch detection
+
 ## CI
 
 - Add Docker workflow — builds and pushes multi-arch (`amd64`/`arm64`) server image to GHCR on release
 - Add `linux-arm64` builds to release pipeline — server and client binaries for ARM Linux (Raspberry Pi, cloud ARM instances)
+- Automate Chocolatey package publishing in release workflow (checksum calculation, pack, push)

packaging/choco/echohub.nuspec

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2015/06/nuspec.xsd">
+  <metadata>
+    <id>echohub</id>
+    <version>__VERSION__</version>
+    <title>EchoHub</title>
+    <authors>Hue</authors>
+    <owners>Hue</owners>
+    <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
+    <licenseUrl>https://github.com/HueByte/EchoHub/blob/master/LICENSE</licenseUrl>
+    <projectUrl>https://github.com/HueByte/EchoHub</projectUrl>
+    <projectSourceUrl>https://github.com/HueByte/EchoHub</projectSourceUrl>
+    <docsUrl>https://huebyte.github.io/EchoHub</docsUrl>
+    <bugTrackerUrl>https://github.com/HueByte/EchoHub/issues</bugTrackerUrl>
+    <packageSourceUrl>https://github.com/HueByte/EchoHub/tree/master/packaging/choco</packageSourceUrl>
+    <iconUrl>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HueByte/EchoHub/master/assets/hue_icon.png</iconUrl>
+    <description>EchoHub is a decentralized IRC-style chat application with a terminal user interface (TUI). Connect to any EchoHub server, join channels, and chat — all from your terminal. Features include SignalR real-time messaging, file sharing, custom themes, and IRC gateway compatibility.</description>
+    <summary>Decentralized terminal chat client with IRC gateway support</summary>
+    <tags>chat irc decentralized tui terminal signalr echohub</tags>
+    <releaseNotes>https://huebyte.github.io/EchoHub/changelog/v__VERSION__.html</releaseNotes>
+    <copyright>Copyright (c) 2026 Hue</copyright>
+  </metadata>
+  <files>
+    <file src="tools\**" target="tools" />
+  </files>
+</package>

packaging/choco/tools/LICENSE.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Hue
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

packaging/choco/tools/VERIFICATION.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+VERIFICATION
+
+To verify the package contents:
+
+1. Download the official release from:
+   https://github.com/HueByte/EchoHub/releases
+
+2. Download: EchoHub-Client-win-x64.zip
+
+3. Calculate the SHA256 checksum:
+   - PowerShell: Get-FileHash EchoHub-Client-win-x64.zip -Algorithm SHA256
+   - Linux/macOS: sha256sum EchoHub-Client-win-x64.zip
+
+4. Compare with the checksum in chocolateyInstall.ps1 (checksum64 value).
+
+LICENSE: MIT License - see LICENSE.txt in this directory or
+https://github.com/HueByte/EchoHub/blob/master/LICENSE

packaging/choco/tools/chocolateyInstall.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+$toolsDir = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition
+$version  = $env:chocolateyPackageVersion
+
+$packageArgs = @{
+    packageName    = $env:chocolateyPackageName
+    unzipLocation  = $toolsDir
+    url64bit       = "https://github.com/HueByte/EchoHub/releases/download/v$version/EchoHub-Client-win-x64.zip"
+    checksum64     = '__CHECKSUM64__'
+    checksumType64 = 'sha256'
+}
+
+Install-ChocolateyZipPackage @packageArgs
+
+# Create a shim so 'echohub' is available on PATH
+$exePath = Join-Path $toolsDir 'client-win-x64' 'EchoHub.Client.exe'
+Install-BinFile -Name 'echohub' -Path $exePath

packaging/choco/tools/chocolateyUninstall.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+Uninstall-BinFile -Name 'echohub'

scripts/install.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# EchoHub Client Installer
+# Usage: curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HueByte/EchoHub/master/scripts/install.sh | sh
+#
+# Options (pass as arguments or environment variables):
+#   --version X.Y.Z    Install a specific version (default: latest)
+#   --install-dir DIR  Install to a custom directory
+#   --help             Show this help message
+
+set -eu
+
+REPO="HueByte/EchoHub"
+BINARY_NAME="echohub"
+INSTALL_DIR=""
+VERSION=""
+
+# ── Argument parsing ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --version)
+            VERSION="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --install-dir)
+            INSTALL_DIR="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --help)
+            sed -n '2,8p' "$0" 2>/dev/null || true
+            echo ""
+            echo "  curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/$REPO/master/scripts/install.sh | sh"
+            echo "  curl ... | sh -s -- --version 0.2.8"
+            echo "  curl ... | sh -s -- --install-dir /opt/echohub"
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown option: $1" >&2
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# ── Platform detection ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+detect_os() {
+    case "$(uname -s)" in
+        Linux*)  echo "linux" ;;
+        Darwin*) echo "osx" ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Error: Unsupported operating system: $(uname -s)" >&2
+            echo "EchoHub supports Linux and macOS. For Windows, use: choco install echohub" >&2
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+detect_arch() {
+    case "$(uname -m)" in
+        x86_64|amd64)   echo "x64" ;;
+        aarch64|arm64)  echo "arm64" ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Error: Unsupported architecture: $(uname -m)" >&2
+            echo "EchoHub supports x64 and arm64." >&2
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+# ── Version resolution ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+resolve_version() {
+    if [ -n "$VERSION" ]; then
+        echo "$VERSION"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    # Fetch latest release tag from GitHub API
+    if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        tag=$(curl -sSf "https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO/releases/latest" \
+            | grep '"tag_name"' | head -1 | sed 's/.*"tag_name"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"v\?\([^"]*\)".*/\1/')
+    elif command -v wget >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        tag=$(wget -qO- "https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO/releases/latest" \
+            | grep '"tag_name"' | head -1 | sed 's/.*"tag_name"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"v\?\([^"]*\)".*/\1/')
+    else
+        echo "Error: curl or wget is required to detect the latest version." >&2
+        echo "Install curl/wget or specify a version with --version X.Y.Z" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if [ -z "$tag" ]; then
+        echo "Error: Could not determine latest version from GitHub." >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "$tag"
+}
+
+# ── Install directory resolution ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+resolve_install_dir() {
+    if [ -n "$INSTALL_DIR" ]; then
+        echo "$INSTALL_DIR"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    # Prefer /usr/local/bin if writable, otherwise ~/.local/bin
+    if [ -w "/usr/local/bin" ]; then
+        echo "/usr/local/bin"
+    else
+        local_bin="$HOME/.local/bin"
+        mkdir -p "$local_bin"
+        echo "$local_bin"
+    fi
+}
+
+# ── Download helper ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+download() {
+    url="$1"
+    output="$2"
+
+    if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        curl -sSfL "$url" -o "$output"
+    elif command -v wget >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        wget -qO "$output" "$url"
+    else
+        echo "Error: curl or wget is required." >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# ── Main ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+main() {
+    os=$(detect_os)
+    arch=$(detect_arch)
+    version=$(resolve_version)
+    install_dir=$(resolve_install_dir)
+
+    artifact="EchoHub-Client-${os}-${arch}.zip"
+    url="https://github.com/$REPO/releases/download/v${version}/${artifact}"
+
+    echo "EchoHub Installer"
+    echo "  Version:      v${version}"
+    echo "  Platform:     ${os}-${arch}"
+    echo "  Install to:   ${install_dir}"
+    echo ""
+
+    # Create temp directory with cleanup trap
+    tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
+    trap 'rm -rf "$tmpdir"' EXIT
+
+    echo "Downloading ${artifact}..."
+    download "$url" "$tmpdir/echohub.zip"
+
+    echo "Extracting..."
+    if command -v unzip >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        unzip -qo "$tmpdir/echohub.zip" -d "$tmpdir/extract"
+    else
+        echo "Error: unzip is required to extract the archive." >&2
+        echo "Install it with: apt install unzip / brew install unzip" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # The ZIP contains a client-{os}-{arch}/ subdirectory
+    src_dir="$tmpdir/extract/client-${os}-${arch}"
+    if [ ! -d "$src_dir" ]; then
+        # Fallback: look for any directory containing the binary
+        src_dir=$(find "$tmpdir/extract" -name "EchoHub.Client" -type f -printf '%h' -quit 2>/dev/null || true)
+        if [ -z "$src_dir" ]; then
+            echo "Error: Could not find EchoHub.Client binary in the archive." >&2
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # Install the binary
+    mkdir -p "$install_dir"
+    cp "$src_dir/EchoHub.Client" "$install_dir/$BINARY_NAME"
+    chmod +x "$install_dir/$BINARY_NAME"
+
+    echo ""
+
+    # Verify
+    if command -v "$BINARY_NAME" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "Installed successfully! Run 'echohub' to start."
+    else
+        echo "Installed to: ${install_dir}/${BINARY_NAME}"
+        echo ""
+        echo "WARNING: ${install_dir} is not in your PATH."
+        echo "Add it to your shell profile:"
+        echo ""
+        echo "  echo 'export PATH=\"${install_dir}:\$PATH\"' >> ~/.bashrc"
+        echo "  # or for zsh:"
+        echo "  echo 'export PATH=\"${install_dir}:\$PATH\"' >> ~/.zshrc"
+    fi
+}
+
+main