diff --git a/.github/workflows/appstore-build-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/appstore-build-publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..378744b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/appstore-build-publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+# Based on the organization template repository, adapted for community apps
+# (no nextcloud-releases owner check).
+#
+# https://github.com/nextcloud/.github
+# https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/sharing-workflows-with-your-organization
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021-2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+name: Build and publish app release
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+env:
+  # Must match appinfo/info.xml <id> and the certificate folder name in
+  # nextcloud/app-certificate-requests (not necessarily the GitHub repo name).
+  APP_NAME: app_template
+
+jobs:
+  build_and_publish:
+    environment: release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check actor permission
+        uses: skjnldsv/check-actor-permission@69e92a3c4711150929bca9fcf34448c5bf5526e7 # v3.0
+        with:
+          require: write
+
+      - name: Set app env
+        run: echo "APP_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF##*/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+          path: ${{ env.APP_NAME }}
+
+      - name: Get app version number
+        id: app-version
+        uses: skjnldsv/xpath-action@f5b036e9d973f42c86324833fd00be90665fbf77 # v1.0.0
+        with:
+          filename: ${{ env.APP_NAME }}/appinfo/info.xml
+          expression: "//info//version/text()"
+
+      - name: Validate app version against tag
+        run: |
+          [ "${{ env.APP_VERSION }}" = "v${{ fromJSON(steps.app-version.outputs.result).version }}" ]
+
+      - name: Get appinfo data
+        id: appinfo
+        uses: skjnldsv/xpath-action@f5b036e9d973f42c86324833fd00be90665fbf77 # v1.0.0
+        with:
+          filename: ${{ env.APP_NAME }}/appinfo/info.xml
+          expression: "//info//dependencies//nextcloud/@min-version"
+
+      - name: Read package.json node and npm engines version
+        uses: nextcloud-libraries/parse-package-engines-action@39fcc545a815c353dd0a3fd8fd2ef6e59fd02b92 # v0.2.0
+        id: versions
+        # Continue if no package.json
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          path: ${{ env.APP_NAME }}/package.json
+
+      - name: Set up node ${{ steps.versions.outputs.node-version }}
+        # Skip if no package.json
+        if: ${{ steps.versions.outcome == 'success' }}
+        uses: actions/setup-node@949feb2413d6458794dcd2491c4babbbce0c15c1 # v7.1.0
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ steps.versions.outputs.node-version }}
+          package-manager-cache: false
+
+      - name: Set up npm ${{ steps.versions.outputs.package-manager-version }}
+        # Skip if no package.json
+        if: ${{ steps.versions.outcome == 'success' }}
+        run: npm i -g 'npm@${{ steps.versions.outputs.package-manager-version }}'
+
+      - name: Get php version
+        id: php-versions
+        uses: nextcloud-libraries/nextcloud-version-matrix@cd0211ffcef1065e2020cd579e4843b8746e7a58 # v1.3.3
+        with:
+          filename: ${{ env.APP_NAME }}/appinfo/info.xml
+
+      - name: Set up php ${{ steps.php-versions.outputs.php-min }}
+        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@eb7c497e18156a6bbabfef1d3a82760b9eda3962 # 2.40.0
+        with:
+          php-version: ${{ steps.php-versions.outputs.php-min }}
+          coverage: none
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Check composer.json
+        id: check_composer
+        uses: andstor/file-existence-action@558493d6c74bf472d87c84eab196434afc2fa029 # v3.1.0
+        with:
+          files: "${{ env.APP_NAME }}/composer.json"
+
+      - name: Install composer dependencies
+        if: steps.check_composer.outputs.files_exists == 'true'
+        uses: ramsey/composer-install@65e4f84970763564f46a70b8a54b90d033b3bdda # 4.0.0
+        with:
+          composer-options: '--no-dev'
+          working-directory: ${{ env.APP_NAME }}
+          ignore-cache: 'yes'
+
+      - name: Build ${{ env.APP_NAME }}
+        # Skip if no package.json
+        if: ${{ steps.versions.outcome == 'success' }}
+        env:
+          CYPRESS_INSTALL_BINARY: 0
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ env.APP_NAME }}
+          npm ci
+          npm run build --if-present
+
+      - name: Check Krankerl config
+        id: krankerl
+        uses: andstor/file-existence-action@558493d6c74bf472d87c84eab196434afc2fa029 # v3.1.0
+        with:
+          files: ${{ env.APP_NAME }}/krankerl.toml
+
+      - name: Install Krankerl
+        if: steps.krankerl.outputs.files_exists == 'true'
+        run: |
+          wget https://github.com/ChristophWurst/krankerl/releases/download/v0.14.0/krankerl_0.14.0_amd64.deb
+          sudo dpkg -i krankerl_0.14.0_amd64.deb
+
+      - name: Package ${{ env.APP_NAME }} ${{ env.APP_VERSION }} with krankerl
+        if: steps.krankerl.outputs.files_exists == 'true'
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ env.APP_NAME }}
+          krankerl package
+
+      - name: Package ${{ env.APP_NAME }} ${{ env.APP_VERSION }} with makefile
+        if: steps.krankerl.outputs.files_exists != 'true'
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ env.APP_NAME }}
+          make appstore
+
+      - name: Check server download link for ${{ fromJSON(steps.appinfo.outputs.result).nextcloud.min-version }}
+        run: |
+          NCVERSION='${{ fromJSON(steps.appinfo.outputs.result).nextcloud.min-version }}'
+          DOWNLOAD_URL=$(curl -s "https://updates.nextcloud.com/updater_server/latest?channel=beta&version=$NCVERSION" | jq -r '.downloads.zip[0]')
+          echo "DOWNLOAD_URL=$DOWNLOAD_URL" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Download server ${{ fromJSON(steps.appinfo.outputs.result).nextcloud.min-version }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        id: server-download
+        if: ${{ env.DOWNLOAD_URL != 'null' }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Downloading release tarball from $DOWNLOAD_URL"
+          wget $DOWNLOAD_URL -O nextcloud.zip
+          unzip nextcloud.zip
+
+      - name: Checkout server master fallback
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+        if: ${{ steps.server-download.outcome != 'success' }}
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+          submodules: true
+          repository: nextcloud/server
+          path: nextcloud
+
+
+      - name: Sign app
+        run: |
+          # Extracting release
+          cd ${{ env.APP_NAME }}/build/artifacts
+          tar -xvf ${{ env.APP_NAME }}.tar.gz
+          cd ../../../
+          # Setting up keys
+          echo '${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}' > ${{ env.APP_NAME }}.key
+          wget --quiet "https://github.com/nextcloud/app-certificate-requests/raw/master/${{ env.APP_NAME }}/${{ env.APP_NAME }}.crt"
+          # Signing
+          php nextcloud/occ integrity:sign-app --privateKey=../${{ env.APP_NAME }}.key --certificate=../${{ env.APP_NAME }}.crt --path=../${{ env.APP_NAME }}/build/artifacts/${{ env.APP_NAME }}
+          # Rebuilding archive
+          cd ${{ env.APP_NAME }}/build/artifacts
+          tar -zcvf ${{ env.APP_NAME }}.tar.gz ${{ env.APP_NAME }}
+
+      - name: Attach tarball to github release
+        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@29e53e917877a24fad85510ded594ab3c9ca12de # 2.11.5
+        id: attach_to_release
+        with:
+          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          file: ${{ env.APP_NAME }}/build/artifacts/${{ env.APP_NAME }}.tar.gz
+          asset_name: ${{ env.APP_NAME }}-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.tar.gz
+          tag: ${{ github.ref }}
+          overwrite: true
+
+      - name: Upload app to Nextcloud appstore
+        uses: nextcloud-libraries/nextcloud-appstore-push-action@a011fe619bcf6e77ddebc96f9908e1af4071b9c1 # v1.0.3
+        with:
+          app_name: ${{ env.APP_NAME }}
+          appstore_token: ${{ secrets.APPSTORE_TOKEN }}
+          download_url: ${{ steps.attach_to_release.outputs.browser_download_url }}
+          app_private_key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          nightly: ${{ github.event.release.prerelease }}
+
+      - name: Delete crt and key from local storage
+        if: always()
+        run: rm -f ${{ env.APP_NAME }}.key ${{ env.APP_NAME }}.crt
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6f41dd1..887506a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@
 /node_modules/
 /js/
 /css/
+/build/
diff --git a/.nextcloudignore b/.nextcloudignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72e3fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nextcloudignore
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+.git
+.github
+.gitignore
+.tx
+.vscode
+.php-cs-fixer.*
+/.eslintrc.cjs
+/.gitignore
+/.nextcloudignore
+/.nvmrc
+/build
+/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
+/composer.*
+/node_modules
+/src
+/tests
+/krankerl.toml
+/package-lock.json
+/package.json
+/psalm.xml
+/rector.php
+/stylelint.config.cjs
+/tsconfig.json
+/vite.config.ts
+/vendor-bin
+/vendor/bin
+/*.md
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 073c8a3..5d04cad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ A template to get started with Nextcloud app development.
   this repository. Afterwards adjust all the necessary constants like App ID, namespace, descriptions etc.
 
 Once your app is ready follow the [instructions](https://nextcloudappstore.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developer.html) to
-upload it to the Appstore.
+upload it to the Appstore, or use the release workflow below.
+
+## Releasing to the App Store automatically
+
+Publishing a GitHub release (tag `v` + the version in `appinfo/info.xml`, e.g. `v1.0.0`) runs
+[`.github/workflows/appstore-build-publish.yml`](.github/workflows/appstore-build-publish.yml).
+This will build the app and publish it to the App Store automatically after being setup. See the [release automation docs](https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/developer_manual/app_publishing_maintenance/release_automation.html) for details.
 
 ## Resources
 
diff --git a/krankerl.toml b/krankerl.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77f1e61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/krankerl.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+[package]
+before_cmds = [
+	"npm ci",
+	"npm run build",
+	"composer install --no-dev -a",
+]
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index b235048..dc7e9a3 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { join, resolve } from 'path'
 
 export default createAppConfig(
 	{
-		main: resolve(join('src', 'main.js')),
+		main: resolve(join('src', 'main.ts')),
 	},
 	{
 		createEmptyCSSEntryPoints: true,