From 3ea0baa1473ae4d215fd14144a5c9df2736f53bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: OfficeCom Codex <codex@officecom.cloud>
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:06:31 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Build Windows client packages on Linux runner

---
 .gitea/workflows/client-build.yml | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/client-build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/client-build.yml
index e188586..ae126e8 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/client-build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/client-build.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ jobs:
   build-client-windows:
     needs: validate-client
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.build_windows == 'true')
-    runs-on: windows:host
+    # .NET can publish a self-contained Windows x64 client from Linux.
+    # This keeps releases independent of a Windows Gitea runner.
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4