diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+++ b/debian/changelog
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+golang-github-nicholas-fedor-shoutrrr (0.8.9-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Initial upload to sid, required for beszel.
+
+ -- Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>  Thu, 22 May 2025 10:16:47 +0200
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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+Source: golang-github-nicholas-fedor-shoutrrr
+Section: golang
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>
+Build-Depends:
+ debhelper-compat (= 13),
+ dh-sequence-golang,
+ golang-any,
+ golang-github-fatih-color-dev,
+ golang-github-jarcoal-httpmock-dev,
+ golang-github-mattn-go-colorable-dev,
+ golang-github-onsi-ginkgo-v2-dev,
+ golang-github-spf13-cobra-dev,
+ golang-github-spf13-viper-dev,
+ golang-golang-x-net-dev,
+ golang-golang-x-oauth2-google-dev,
+ golang-gomega-dev,
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
+Standards-Version: 4.7.2
+Homepage: https://github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr
+Vcs-Browser: https://forgejo.debian.net/beszel/golang-github-nicholas-fedor-shoutrrr
+Vcs-Git: https://forgejo.debian.net/beszel/golang-github-nicholas-fedor-shoutrrr
+Testsuite: autopkgtest-pkg-go
+XS-Go-Import-Path: github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr
+
+Package: golang-github-nicholas-fedor-shoutrrr-dev
+Section: golang
+Architecture: all
+Multi-Arch: foreign
+Depends:
+ ${misc:Depends},
+Description: Notification library for Watchtower (Go library)
+ shoutrrr is a Go library for notifications inspired by caronc/apprise.
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
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+++ b/debian/copyright
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+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+Upstream-Name: shoutrrr
+Upstream-Contact: https://github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr/issues
+Source: https://github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr/tags
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: 2025 Nick Fedor <nick@nickfedor.com>
+License: MIT
+
+Files: debian/*
+Copyright: 2025 Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>
+License: MIT
+
+License: MIT
+ 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.
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+%:
+	dh ${@} --builddirectory=_build --buildsystem=golang
+
+execute_after_dh_auto_install:
+	# removing unused files
+	rm -rf debian/golang-github-nicholas-fedor-shoutrrr-dev/usr/bin
+
+override_dh_auto_test:
+	# disabled (needs upstream fixes)overri
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/debian/source/format
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+++ b/debian/source/format
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.0 (quilt)
diff --git a/debian/upstream/metadata b/debian/upstream/metadata
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+++ b/debian/upstream/metadata
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+---
+Bug-Database: https://github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr/issues
+Bug-Submit: https://github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr/issues/new
+Repository: https://github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr.git
+Repository-Browse: https://github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr
diff --git a/debian/watch b/debian/watch
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+++ b/debian/watch
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+version=4
+https://github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr/tags .*/v?(\d.*)@ARCHIVE_EXT@