OctoShoom

Automated Joomla! Update Server Hash Injector

With this script, you can easily deploy docker containers of Joomla and Openssh. The combination of these tools gives rise to a powerful and very secure shared development environment.

SHA-512 Automated

Git Compatible

JSON Config Driven

CLI Power Tool

Automate your Joomla update workflow like a pro.

OctoShoom scans your update XMLs, hashes every package, injects secure SHA-512 tags, and commits changes — all from a single config.
No manual CLI work.No guesswork.

Getting Started

Install OctoShoom

sudo curl -L ".../octoshoom" -o /usr/local/bin/octoshoom
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/octoshoom

Configure

{
  "update_servers": [
    {
      "owner": "namespace",
      "repo": "repository-name",
      "branch": "main",
      "path": "component_updates.xml"
    }
  ]
}

Set Environment

GIT_AUTHOR_NAME
GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL
GIT_URL

Run

octoshoom --env="/path/.env" --config="/path/update_servers.json"

Help Menu

octoshoom -h

Example Run

octoshoom --env="$HOME/.config/octoshoom/.env" --config="$HOME/.config/octoshoom/update_servers.json"

Uninstall

sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/octoshoom

How it Works

1. Connect

Clone repository (shallow)
Checkout branch
Locate XML file

2. Process

Parse update XML
Download ZIP files
Generate SHA-512 hashes

3. Deploy

Insert / replace sha512
Commit changes
Push via SSH
Remove temporary clone

Automated Hash Generation

No more manual hash calculations - OctoShoom does it for you.

Self-Updating XML

Automatically injects revised sha512 tags into your update servers.

Git via SSH

Securely clones, commits, and pushes changes using SSH keys.

JSON-Driven Config

Define all targets in one config file - repeatable & shareable.

Stop spending hours updating hashes — let automation do it for you.

Save time
Eliminate errors
Consistent releases

Go to OctoShoom Repository