Checklist¶

Create or select project

Build project

Cross compile for armv8/aarch64 if necessary

Create Dockerfile and docker entrypoint file

Add build steps, compiled executables, assets, etc in Dockerfile and specify run command in docker entrypoint, handling signal exiting if the service does not already do this gracefully

Create Manifest file

Create instructions file

Create icon file

Add license

Package all components into s9pk using start-sdk

Verify package components using start-sdk

Create a wrapper repository on GitHub to host all package assets for review

(Optional) Add all package build steps to a Makefile for replicability

Sideload <package-id>.s9pk onto StartOS

Install package using start-cli

Start package using start-cli, or in the UI

Check logs to see if errors

Ensure service is reachable/launchable

(Optional) Ensure data persists after stopping and restarting service.