Desktop Auto-Updater Deep Dive

Overview

The auto-updater uses Electron Builder's built-in update mechanism, which supports:

• GitHub Releases (default)
• Custom update server
• S3/DigitalOcean Spaces

Update Flow

Diagram source

sequenceDiagram
    Desktop->>UpdateServer: Check for updates
    UpdateServer-->>Desktop: New version available
    Desktop->>User: Show update notification
    User->>Desktop: Accept update
    Desktop->>UpdateServer: Download update
    UpdateServer-->>Desktop: Update package
    Desktop->>Desktop: Install & restart

Configuration

{
  "publish": {
    "provider": "github",
    "owner": "ever-co",
    "repo": "ever-gauzy"
  }
}

Update Channels

Platform-Specific

Manual Check

Users can trigger an update check: Settings → About → Check for Updates

Related Pages

• Desktop Overview — desktop guide
• Desktop Builds — build process
• Release Process — releases