From 7a97bbf716da8377a4acc87b0de2426d955a3516 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Leendert de Borst <ldeborst@xivisoft.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2024 14:36:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add gitignore for /docs to include misc/release articles
 (#436)

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 docs/.gitignore                         |  1 +
 docs/misc/release/create-new-release.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 docs/misc/release/index.md              |  6 ++++++
 3 files changed, 26 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 docs/.gitignore
 create mode 100644 docs/misc/release/create-new-release.md
 create mode 100644 docs/misc/release/index.md

diff --git a/docs/.gitignore b/docs/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83af1384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+!release
diff --git a/docs/misc/release/create-new-release.md b/docs/misc/release/create-new-release.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5fac8fab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/misc/release/create-new-release.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+layout: default
+title: Create a new release
+parent: Release
+grand_parent: Miscellaneous
+nav_order: 1
+---
+
+# Release Preparation Checklist
+
+Follow the steps in the checklist below to prepare a new release.
+
+- [ ] Update ./src/Shared/AliasVault.Shared.Core/AppInfo.cs and update major/minor/patch to the new version. This version will be shown in the client and admin app footer.
+- [ ] Update ./install.sh `@version` in header if the install script has changed. This allows the install script to self-update when running ./install.sh update command on default installations.
+- [ ] Update README screenshots if applicable
+- [ ] Update README current/upcoming features
+
+Optional steps:
+- [ ] Update /docs instructions if any changes have been made to the setup process
diff --git a/docs/misc/release/index.md b/docs/misc/release/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21039a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/misc/release/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: default
+title: Release
+parent: Miscellaneous
+nav_order: 1
+---