diff --git a/packaging/arch/.SRCINFO b/packaging/arch/.SRCINFO
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+++ b/packaging/arch/.SRCINFO
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+pkgbase = forkd-bin
+	pkgdesc = Fork microVMs the way you fork processes (prebuilt binaries)
+	pkgver = 0.5.3
+	pkgrel = 1
+	url = https://github.com/deeplethe/forkd
+	arch = x86_64
+	license = Apache-2.0
+	depends = firecracker>=1.10
+	depends = gcc-libs
+	depends = glibc
+	depends = iproute2
+	depends = which
+	optdepends = curl: download the guest kernel during quickstart
+	optdepends = docker: build rootfs images; parent and from-image also need build-rootfs.sh
+	optdepends = e2fsprogs: build ext4 rootfs images
+	optdepends = iptables: configure NAT during quickstart and netns setup
+	optdepends = logrotate: rotate the controller audit log
+	provides = forkd=0.5.3
+	conflicts = forkd
+	backup = etc/logrotate.d/forkd
+	source = LICENSE-0.5.3::https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deeplethe/forkd/v0.5.3/LICENSE
+	source = forkd-controller-0.5.3.service::https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deeplethe/forkd/v0.5.3/packaging/systemd/forkd-controller.service
+	source = forkd.logrotate
+	sha256sums = 86f7b7013dff87a69534190a231c8b3545c7365d123728002089e2b91eb8f7b4
+	sha256sums = 2aab38bae2a1d975281806a3f9bdb86fc1b59e40664438f238887e7b9e888cae
+	sha256sums = 55aeede89ec62af51910487d7c9d583632b3a1973f36c53680fe7febb5320271
+	source_x86_64 = forkd-0.5.3-x86_64-linux.tar.gz::https://github.com/deeplethe/forkd/releases/download/v0.5.3/forkd-v0.5.3-x86_64-linux.tar.gz
+	sha256sums_x86_64 = 417865e0d9bb3fcaf6bd0308dfe8d40a4bd282adefb62459dd76585d6bede7e4
+
+pkgname = forkd-bin
diff --git a/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD b/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
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+++ b/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+# Contributor: Deeplethe <info@deeplethe.com>
+
+pkgname=forkd-bin
+pkgver=0.5.3
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc='Fork microVMs the way you fork processes (prebuilt binaries)'
+arch=('x86_64')
+url='https://github.com/deeplethe/forkd'
+license=('Apache-2.0')
+depends=(
+  'firecracker>=1.10'
+  'gcc-libs'
+  'glibc'
+  'iproute2'
+  'which'
+)
+optdepends=(
+  'curl: download the guest kernel during quickstart'
+  'docker: build rootfs images; parent and from-image also need build-rootfs.sh'
+  'e2fsprogs: build ext4 rootfs images'
+  'iptables: configure NAT during quickstart and netns setup'
+  'logrotate: rotate the controller audit log'
+)
+provides=("forkd=${pkgver}")
+conflicts=('forkd')
+backup=('etc/logrotate.d/forkd')
+source=(
+  "LICENSE-${pkgver}::https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deeplethe/forkd/v${pkgver}/LICENSE"
+  "forkd-controller-${pkgver}.service::https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deeplethe/forkd/v${pkgver}/packaging/systemd/forkd-controller.service"
+  'forkd.logrotate'
+)
+source_x86_64=(
+  "forkd-${pkgver}-x86_64-linux.tar.gz::https://github.com/deeplethe/forkd/releases/download/v${pkgver}/forkd-v${pkgver}-x86_64-linux.tar.gz"
+)
+sha256sums=(
+  '86f7b7013dff87a69534190a231c8b3545c7365d123728002089e2b91eb8f7b4'
+  '2aab38bae2a1d975281806a3f9bdb86fc1b59e40664438f238887e7b9e888cae'
+  '55aeede89ec62af51910487d7c9d583632b3a1973f36c53680fe7febb5320271'
+)
+sha256sums_x86_64=(
+  '417865e0d9bb3fcaf6bd0308dfe8d40a4bd282adefb62459dd76585d6bede7e4'
+)
+
+prepare() {
+  sed \
+    -e 's|/usr/local/bin/forkd-controller|/usr/bin/forkd-controller|' \
+    -e '/--state \/var\/lib\/forkd\/state.json \\/a\  --snapshot-root /var/lib/forkd/snapshots \\' \
+    -e '/^StateDirectory=forkd$/a\# Rootfs sidecars in /var/cache/forkd are reopened on restore.\nCacheDirectory=forkd' \
+    -e '/^RuntimeDirectory=forkd$/a\StateDirectoryMode=0700\nCacheDirectoryMode=0700\nLogsDirectoryMode=0700\nRuntimeDirectoryMode=0700\nUMask=0077' \
+    -e 's|^ReadWritePaths=/var/lib/forkd /var/log/forkd /sys/fs/cgroup$|ReadWritePaths=/var/lib/forkd /var/cache/forkd /var/log/forkd /sys/fs/cgroup|' \
+    -e 's|^SystemCallFilter=@system-service$|# ip netns exec needs mount(2), umount2(2), and capset(2).\n# Keep @system-service as the allowlist; do not expose the rest of @mount.\n# A ~@privileged group deny would override the required capset allow, so the\n# following deny list mirrors @privileged except for capset.\nSystemCallFilter=@system-service mount umount2 capset|' \
+    -e 's|^SystemCallFilter=~@privileged @resources$|SystemCallFilter=~@chown @clock @module @raw-io @reboot @swap @resources\nSystemCallFilter=~_sysctl acct bpf chroot fanotify_init fanotify_mark nfsservctl open_by_handle_at pivot_root quotactl quotactl_fd setdomainname setfsuid setfsuid32 setgroups setgroups32 sethostname setresuid setresuid32 setreuid setreuid32 setuid setuid32 vhangup|' \
+    "$srcdir/forkd-controller-${pkgver}.service" \
+    > "$srcdir/forkd-controller.service"
+}
+
+check() {
+  "$srcdir/forkd" --version
+  "$srcdir/forkd-controller" --version
+  grep -Fq 'ExecStart=/usr/bin/forkd-controller serve' \
+    "$srcdir/forkd-controller.service"
+  grep -Fq -- '--snapshot-root /var/lib/forkd/snapshots' \
+    "$srcdir/forkd-controller.service"
+  grep -Fqx 'StateDirectoryMode=0700' "$srcdir/forkd-controller.service"
+  grep -Fqx 'CacheDirectory=forkd' "$srcdir/forkd-controller.service"
+  grep -Fqx 'CacheDirectoryMode=0700' "$srcdir/forkd-controller.service"
+  grep -Fqx 'LogsDirectoryMode=0700' "$srcdir/forkd-controller.service"
+  grep -Fqx 'RuntimeDirectoryMode=0700' "$srcdir/forkd-controller.service"
+  grep -Fqx 'UMask=0077' "$srcdir/forkd-controller.service"
+  grep -Fqx 'ReadWritePaths=/var/lib/forkd /var/cache/forkd /var/log/forkd /sys/fs/cgroup' \
+    "$srcdir/forkd-controller.service"
+  grep -Fqx 'SystemCallFilter=@system-service mount umount2 capset' \
+    "$srcdir/forkd-controller.service"
+  grep -Fqx 'SystemCallFilter=~@chown @clock @module @raw-io @reboot @swap @resources' \
+    "$srcdir/forkd-controller.service"
+  ! grep -Fq 'SystemCallFilter=~@privileged' \
+    "$srcdir/forkd-controller.service"
+  ! grep -Fq 'SystemCallFilter=@system-service @mount' \
+    "$srcdir/forkd-controller.service"
+  ! grep -Fq '/usr/local/bin/forkd-controller' \
+    "$srcdir/forkd-controller.service"
+  grep -Fqx '/var/log/forkd/audit.log {' "$srcdir/forkd.logrotate"
+  grep -Fqx '  weekly' "$srcdir/forkd.logrotate"
+  grep -Fqx '  rotate 8' "$srcdir/forkd.logrotate"
+  grep -Fqx '  compress' "$srcdir/forkd.logrotate"
+  grep -Fqx '  delaycompress' "$srcdir/forkd.logrotate"
+  grep -Fqx '  missingok' "$srcdir/forkd.logrotate"
+  grep -Fqx '  notifempty' "$srcdir/forkd.logrotate"
+  grep -Fqx '  copytruncate' "$srcdir/forkd.logrotate"
+  grep -Fqx '  su root root' "$srcdir/forkd.logrotate"
+  grep -Fqx '  create 0600 root root' "$srcdir/forkd.logrotate"
+}
+
+package() {
+  install -Dm755 "$srcdir/forkd" "$pkgdir/usr/bin/forkd"
+  install -Dm755 "$srcdir/forkd-controller" \
+    "$pkgdir/usr/bin/forkd-controller"
+  install -Dm644 "$srcdir/forkd-controller.service" \
+    "$pkgdir/usr/lib/systemd/system/forkd-controller.service"
+  install -Dm644 "$srcdir/forkd.logrotate" \
+    "$pkgdir/etc/logrotate.d/forkd"
+  install -Dm644 "$srcdir/LICENSE-${pkgver}" \
+    "$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/LICENSE"
+}
diff --git a/packaging/arch/README.md b/packaging/arch/README.md
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+# Arch Linux package
+
+`forkd-bin` installs the official prebuilt forkd release and depends on the
+distribution `firecracker` package. It never downloads or replaces
+Firecracker.
+
+Build locally:
+
+```bash
+cd packaging/arch
+makepkg --cleanbuild
+sudo pacman -U forkd-bin-*.pkg.tar.zst
+```
+
+Before enabling the controller, create a bearer token:
+
+```bash
+sudo install -d -m 0755 /etc/forkd
+sudo sh -c 'umask 077; head -c 32 /dev/urandom | base64 > /etc/forkd/token'
+sudo systemctl enable --now forkd-controller
+```
+
+The service stores snapshots in `/var/lib/forkd/snapshots`.
+
+In v0.5.3, `quickstart` can stage its embedded helper scripts, but
+`parent build` and `from-image` still require `scripts/build-rootfs.sh` from a
+forkd source checkout. Point `FORKD_SCRIPTS_DIR` at `<checkout>/scripts`
+before running either command. In fish:
+
+```fish
+set -gx FORKD_SCRIPTS_DIR /path/to/forkd/scripts
+```
+
+Snapshots are not portable across Firecracker versions. Recreate them after a
+Firecracker upgrade. The standard Arch Firecracker supports normal fork,
+full branch, and diff branch. It does not include forkd's experimental patches
+for `live_fork=true` or `mode="live"`.
+
+Publishing the recipe to AUR requires a separate AUR Git repository and a
+maintainer identity. This directory is the upstream source of that recipe.
diff --git a/packaging/arch/forkd.logrotate b/packaging/arch/forkd.logrotate
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+++ b/packaging/arch/forkd.logrotate
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+/var/log/forkd/audit.log {
+  weekly
+  rotate 8
+  compress
+  delaycompress
+  missingok
+  notifempty
+  copytruncate
+  su root root
+  create 0600 root root
+}