docs: draft release process document

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+#  Torrust Tracker Release Process (draft)
+
+The purpose of this document is to describe the release process.
+
+## Overview
+
+Torrust Tracker is published in this order:
+
+1. `develop` branch is ready for publishing.
+2. create `release: version (semantic version)` commit.
+3. push release commit to `main` branch.
+4. check all status checks succeed for `main` branch.
+5. push `main` branch to `releases\v(semantic version)` branch.
+6. check all status checks success for `releases\v(semantic version)` branch.
+7. create signed `v(semantic version)` tag.
+8. create github release from `v(semantic version)` tag.
+9. merge `main` branch into `develop` branch.
+
+- At step `1.`, `develop` is automatically published to `dockerhub`.
+- At step `3.`, `main` is automatically published to `dockerhub`.
+- At step `5.`, `releases\v(semantic version)` is automatically published to `dockerhub` and `crate.io`.
+
+## Development Branch
+
+The `develop` branch, the default branch for the repository is automatically published to dockerhub with the `develop` label. This process happens automatically when a pull request is merged in, and the `container.yaml` workflow is triggered.
+
+## Main Branch
+
+The `main` branch is the staging branch for releases.
+
+A release commit needs to be made that prepares the repository for the release, this commit should include:
+
+- Changing the semantic version.
+- Finalizing the release notes and changelog.
+
+The title of the commit should be: `release: version (semantic version)`.
+
+This commit should be committed upon the head of the development branch, and pushed to the `main` branch.
+
+Once the release has succeeded, the `main` branch should be merged back into the `develop` branch.
+
+## Releases Branch
+
+According to the patten `releases/v(semantic version)`, the `main` branch head is published to here to trigger the deployment workflows.
+
+The repository deployment environment for crates.io is only available for the `releases/**/*` patten of branches.
+
+Once the publishing workflows have succeeded; we can make the git-tag.
+
+## Release Tag
+
+Create a Signed Tag with a short message in the form `v(semantic version)` and push it to the repository.
+
+## Github Release
+
+From the newly published tag, create a Github Release using the web-interface.
+
+
+## Merge back into development branch
+
+After this is all successful, the `main` branch should be merged into the `develop` branch.