contentdb/app/flatpages/help/package_config.md
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title: Package Configuration and Releases Guide
## Introduction
ContentDB will read configuration files in your package when doing several
tasks, including package and release creation. This page details how you can use
this to your advantage.
## .conf files
### What is a content .conf file?
Every type of content can have a `.conf` file that contains the metadata.
The filename of the `.conf` file depends on the content type:
* `mod.conf` for mods.
* `modpack.conf` for mod packs.
* `game.conf` for games.
* `texture_pack.conf` for texture packs.
The `.conf` uses a key-value format, separated using equals. Here's a simple example:
name = mymod
description = A short description to show in the client.
### Understood values
ContentDB understands the following information:
* `description` - A short description to show in the client.
* `depends` - Comma-separated hard dependencies.
* `optional_depends` - Comma-separated soft dependencies.
* `min_minetest_version` - The minimum Minetest version this runs on, see [Min and Max Minetest Versions](#min_max_versions).
* `max_minetest_version` - The maximum Minetest version this runs on, see [Min and Max Minetest Versions](#min_max_versions).
and for mods only:
* `name` - the mod technical name.
## Controlling Release Creation
### Git-based Releases and Submodules
ContentDB can create releases from a Git repository.
It will include submodules in the resulting archive.
Simply set VCS Repository in the package's meta to a Git repository, and then
choose Git as the method when creating a release.
### Automatic Release Creation
The preferred way is to use [webhooks from GitLab or GitHub](/help/release_webhooks/).
You can also use the [API](/help/api/) to create releases.
### Min and Max Minetest Versions
<a name="min_max_versions" />
When creating a release, the `.conf` file will be read to determine what Minetest
versions the release supports. If the `.conf` doesn't specify, then it is assumed
that it supports all versions.
This happens when you create a release via the ContentDB web interface, the
[API](/help/api/), or using a [GitLab/GitHub webhook](/help/release_webhooks/).
Here's an example config:
name = mymod
min_minetest_version = 5.0
max_minetest_version = 5.3
Leaving out min or max to have them set as "None".
### Excluding files
When using Git to create releases,
you can exclude files from a release by using [gitattributes](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitattributes):
.* export-ignore
sources export-ignore
*.zip export-ignore
This will prevent any files from being included if they:
* Beginning with `.`
* or are named `sources` or are inside any directory named `sources`.
* or have an extension of "zip".