Update

The update system compares GitHub Releases, npm registry and the remote update.xml manifest.

In the Admin Panel

Click "Update to latest" in the About / Dependencies tab. The standalone update.js process:

Locks against concurrent updates
Backs up data/ to data/backup_update_<timestamp>/
Pulls code (git pull for git deploys; npm package overlay otherwise)
Verifies every file against the sha256 manifest (update.xml)
Installs dependencies
Verifies the new version
Restarts the service

WARNING

data/ is never touched by updates
Uncommitted local changes break git pull (recover with git checkout -- .)
Docker deployments must update on the host: docker pull + docker compose up -d

CLI

bash

node update.js                     # update (git source)
node update.js --no-restart        # update without restart
node update.js --force             # skip manifest verification failures
node update.js --source=npm        # update from npm package

Logs go to data/update.log.

Dependencies

The "Dependencies & Updates" tab supports:

App version: current / latest version, deployment type, release notes
npm dependencies: per-package latest version check and individual updates, or update all (background npm install, restart to apply)
Plugin updates: npm / URL plugins can be re-installed from their original source, keeping config & enabled state