license under MIT

LICENSE (MIT), installed as /usr/share/doc/terraria-server-manager/copyright
in both packages and with %license in the RPM. README gains a License
section and an up-to-date repository layout and build section.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

AGENTS.md

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ the specification of how things behave.
 | `.gitea/workflows/release.yaml` | On a `v*` tag: `make deb rpm` (on Ubuntu), publish the release and the apt and RPM repositories. |
 | `tools/windows/export-tmod-mods.ps1` | Helper for players to export their enabled tModLoader mods. |
 | `docs/guide.md`, `README.md`, `CHANGELOG.md`, `VERSION` | Docs and release metadata. |
+| `LICENSE` | MIT. Installed as `/usr/share/doc/terraria-server-manager/copyright` (and `%license` in the RPM). |
 
 Placeholders `@VERSION@`, `@BINDIR@`, `@DOCDIR@` and `@PKGLIBDIR@` in
 `bin/terractl` and the unit files are filled in by `make install`/`make deb`.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## 0.0.13 - unreleased
 
+- terraria-server-manager is now under the MIT license (`LICENSE`). Both packages include it: `/usr/share/doc/terraria-server-manager/copyright`, and on RPM systems also `/usr/share/licenses/terraria-server-manager/LICENSE`.
 - RPM package for Fedora, RHEL 9+ and compatible systems (AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux), built alongside the `.deb` and published to an RPM repository: add `https://gitea.adbraun.lol/api/packages/adam/rpm.repo` to `/etc/yum.repos.d/` and `sudo dnf install terraria-server-manager` (see the guide's "Installation"). It installs the same files and works the same way as the Debian package. `sudo dnf remove` stops all instances (saving their worlds) and turns off starting at boot, scheduled backups and the daemon; worlds, backups and settings are kept. Build it with `make rpm` (needs `rpmbuild`, also on Debian and Ubuntu).
 - `doctor` checks the firewall when firewalld is running (the default on Fedora and RHEL): it lists instance ports, and the daemon's, that firewalld doesn't allow, with the `firewall-cmd` command to open them. `new` shows that command too. Opening ports is never done automatically.
 - Messages that suggest installing something (`doctor`, `fetch`, and when `python3` or `openssl` is missing) now give the `dnf install` command on Fedora and RHEL instead of `apt install`, with the right package names (`libicu`, `polkit`).

LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Adam Brown
+
+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.

Makefile

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ DEB           := build/$(NAME)_$(VERSION)_all.deb
 RPMTOP        := build/rpm
 RPM           := build/$(NAME)-$(VERSION)-1.noarch.rpm
 # What goes in the source tarball the RPM is built from
-RPM_SOURCES   := Makefile VERSION README.md CHANGELOG.md bin lib completions config docs \
+RPM_SOURCES   := Makefile VERSION LICENSE README.md CHANGELOG.md bin lib completions config docs \
                  packaging systemd tools
 
 .PHONY: all check install uninstall deb rpm clean
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ install:
 	install -m 644 config/tmpfiles.d/terractl.conf $(DESTDIR)$(TMPFILESDIR)/
 	install -m 644 config/polkit/terractl.rules $(DESTDIR)$(POLKITDIR)/50-terractl.rules
 	install -m 644 docs/guide.md $(DESTDIR)$(DOCDIR)/README.md
+	install -m 644 LICENSE $(DESTDIR)$(DOCDIR)/copyright
 	install -m 644 tools/windows/export-tmod-mods.ps1 $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/
 	install -m 644 completions/bash/terractl $(DESTDIR)$(COMPLETIONDIR)/terractl
 	@# Never overwrite local settings

README.md

@@ -75,21 +75,24 @@ See [docs/guide.md](docs/guide.md). It covers installation, creating instances,
 
 ```
 bin/terractl               The command-line tool
-systemd/                   terraria@.service and terraria@.socket
+lib/terractl-remote        Managing other hosts (--host, remote, daemon, copy, move), in Python
+systemd/                   terraria@ service and socket, terractld, terraria-backup@ service and timer
 completions/bash/          Bash completion for terractl
-config/                    /etc/default settings, sysusers.d and tmpfiles.d entries
+config/                    /etc/default settings, sysusers.d, tmpfiles.d, polkit and journald files
 packaging/deb/             Debian package metadata and install/remove scripts
+packaging/rpm/             RPM spec (Fedora, RHEL)
 docs/guide.md              Full documentation
 tools/windows/             export-tmod-mods.ps1 for exporting mods from Windows
 VERSION                    Current version, used by the build
-Makefile                   make check | deb | install | uninstall | clean
+Makefile                   make check | deb | rpm | install | uninstall | clean
 ```
 
 ## Building
 
 ```bash
-make check     # bash -n on all scripts, plus shellcheck if installed
+make check     # syntax checks, plus shellcheck, pyflakes and rpmspec if installed
 make deb       # build/terraria-server-manager_<version>_all.deb
+make rpm       # build/terraria-server-manager-<version>-1.noarch.rpm (needs rpmbuild)
 ```
 
 To release, update `VERSION` and `CHANGELOG.md`, commit, and push a matching tag:
@@ -98,7 +101,11 @@ To release, update `VERSION` and `CHANGELOG.md`, commit, and push a matching tag
 git tag v$(cat VERSION) && git push origin v$(cat VERSION)
 ```
 
-The `release` workflow (`.gitea/workflows/release.yaml`, Gitea Actions) then builds the `.deb`, publishes it as a release with that version's changelog section as the notes, and adds it to the apt repository. It needs a runner with the `ubuntu-latest` label. To build a package by hand instead, run `make deb`.
+The `release` workflow (`.gitea/workflows/release.yaml`, Gitea Actions) then builds the `.deb` and the `.rpm`, publishes them as a release with that version's changelog section as the notes, and adds them to the apt and RPM repositories. It needs a runner with the `ubuntu-latest` label. To build a package by hand instead, run `make deb` or `make rpm`.
+
+## License
+
+MIT; see [LICENSE](LICENSE).
 
 ## Disclaimer
 

packaging/rpm/terraria-server-manager.spec.in

@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 # package can be built anywhere rpmbuild runs (the release workflow builds it on
 # Ubuntu). They do what packaging/deb/ does for Debian; see the comments there.
 
+# The license goes in /usr/share/licenses/<name>, as on Fedora, wherever it's built
+%global _docdir_fmt %{name}
+
 Name:           terraria-server-manager
 Version:        @VERSION@
 Release:        1
 Summary:        Run multiple Terraria and tModLoader dedicated servers with systemd
-# TODO: no license has been chosen for this project yet
+License:        MIT
-License:        LicenseRef-Unspecified
 URL:            https://gitea.adbraun.lol/adam/terraria-server-manager
 Packager:       Adam Brown <adam@adbraun.lol>
 Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ if [ -d /run/systemd/system ]; then
 fi
 
 %files
+%license LICENSE
 /usr/bin/terractl
 /usr/lib/terraria-server-manager/
 /usr/lib/systemd/system/terraria@.service