From 875535fd8b84bd15a7738f9006138bdcf7a7d159 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ItsKev <kevin.huber@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:34:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add GitHub Packages (Maven) authentication instructions

---
 README.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b87bea6..a9a6d0f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,6 +66,27 @@ The bootstrap script automatically:
 
 This enables pulling private GHCR images without specifying `imagePullSecrets` in your Pod specs.
 
+### GitHub Packages (Maven) Authentication
+
+The GitHub token is also required for the self hosted Maven artifacts. Set these properties in `~/.gradle/gradle.properties`:
+
+```properties
+github.user=your-github-username
+github.token=your-github-personal-access-token
+```
+
+The Maven repository configuration expects those properties:
+
+```gradle
+maven {
+    url = uri("https://maven.pkg.github.com/groundsgg/<repository-name>")
+    credentials {
+        username = providers.gradleProperty("github.user").get()
+        password = providers.gradleProperty("github.token").get()
+    }
+}
+```
+
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