4.5.0 - New Auto Update feature

[jsmorley]

In the Rainmeter 4.5.0 release, we have added the ability to Auto Update the software. We wanted to do this to support a more frequent release cycle going forward. This will begin to work for you as soon as we do the next release after this initial 4.5.0.

See the documentation here:

https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/installing-rainmeter/auto-update/

[death.crafter]

In the Rainmeter 4.5.0 release, we have added the ability to Auto Update the software. We wanted to do this to support a more frequent release cycle going forward. This will begin to work for you as soon as we do the next release after this initial 4.5.0.

See the documentation here:

https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/installing-rainmeter/auto-update/

Phew! Finally no clicks

[Jeff]

In the Rainmeter 4.5.0 release, we have added the ability to Auto Update the software. We wanted to do this to support a more frequent release cycle going forward. This will begin to work for you as soon as we do the next release after this initial 4.5.0.

See the documentation here:

https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/installing-rainmeter/auto-update/

Does this feature even work in China?

[jsmorley]

Does this feature even work in China?

I assume you have some reason to ask this?

[Jeff]

I assume you have some reason to ask this?

A little bit, the Check for Updates and now Auto Update option in Rainmeter and Direct Download from the main rainmeter.net page link to Github's CDN for data and the installer.
Ironically this is the part where I didn't update myself though, I knew China's Great Firewall™ has had github.com blocked a long time ago, but it seems the ban has been lifted since then, so that's my bad.
I guess the question now, now that I realized I'm stupid, is if Rainmeter's site can be used as a fallback for when GitHub gets DDOS-ed, rate limited or ever banned again (and if Oregon State University would be willing to accept like ~2 million requests a day if it happens for the fallback to be put in place lol).
This is really really strawman, but that <snip> site from a million ages ago, if they are giving the official installer without any modifications, it would just be nice for those who got the installer from there to be up to date even if a single service from the unmodified fails.

[jsmorley]

A little bit, the Check for Updates and now Auto Update option in Rainmeter and Direct Download from the main rainmeter.net page link to Github's CDN for data and the installer.
Ironically this is the part where I didn't update myself though, I knew China's Great Firewall™ has had github.com blocked a long time ago, but it seems the ban has been lifted since then, so that's my bad.
I guess the question now, now that I realized I'm stupid, is if Rainmeter's site can be used as a fallback for when GitHub gets DDOS-ed, rate limited or ever banned again (and if Oregon State University would be willing to accept like ~2 million requests a day if it happens for the fallback to be put in place lol).
This is really really strawman, but that <snip> site from a million ages ago, if they are giving the official installer without any modifications, it would just be nice for those who got the installer from there to be up to date even if a single service from the unmodified fails.

Well, if China or anywhere else locks out GitHub, so be it. Those users will just have to download manually from the mirror. They are pretty much screwed anyway, as both the main site and documentation for Rainmeter are served up by GitHub. The only thing that isn't are these forums. We certainly have no intention of putting the burden for this on Oregon State University.

[Corvust]

What purpose does the Oregon state university serve for Rainmeter?

[jsmorley]

What purpose does the Oregon state university serve for Rainmeter?

Their Open Source Lab hosts these forums.

[deflore08]

Wow! And i dare to miss that?! Thanks!