Custom Update Channel How?

1st Official Post

    Hello,

    I am trying to figure out how to use the update channel that was recently applied to service.libreelec.settings. My understanding is I need a http server hosting a LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-8.0-devl-(build date/time).tar. However everytime I add the .tar file. I get invalid URL. I've seen some logs what I think I recall is requesting a .php file. Simply put, how do I get my LE builds update using the new feature over using scp to update the .update folder to process updates. Can anyone provide the proper structure?

    I did do a search forum on LE and could not find any related information.

    Thank You,
    onanisland

    • Official Post

    The URL path that you configure needs to include a correctly structured releases.json file containing details of the files available. The feature does not work by scraping webserver directory listings. It's probably easier just to scp files to /storage/.udpate/

    Is there an example of releases.json that I could refer as a reference? I've considered perhaps making a shell script to handle this but when I saw the update channel thing I thought "oh this is great!"

    Quote from chewitt


    releases.json .. the spec is not final yet, and may change again before we reach beta

    Well that def helps see the structure. Is there a script that gens the checksums? Or do you guys just manually add them using something like vi/nano? Lastly, do you ever rest lol? I know your name quite well from keeping up with the LE gits and forks you manage. Very cool stuff.

    • Official Post
    Quote from onanisland

    Well that def helps see the structure. Is there a script that gens the checksums? Or do you guys just manually add them using something like vi/nano? Lastly, do you ever rest lol? I know your name quite well from keeping up with the LE gits and forks you manage. Very cool stuff.


    We have a python script, it will live in its own repo soon.

    The idea here is that people that want to provide their own builds have a simple means of providing the builds to people without having to use another computer.

    Irusak,

    Awesome! Can't wait for the script. I could do the update manually but what fun is that? :) Looking forward to PR. Not sure what branch it'll be under but appreciate all the hard work you guys do. Thank You.

    Could you add the json file to Index of / so we can add this as update channel, please.

    There is serious bug that requires me to downgrade from 8.0 to 7.90.010 and this update channel file would make the required downgrade a lot easier than running a manual downgrade via ssh with a wget download. It least it would make things easier in the libreelec gui.

    The reason why I need to downgrade is thread-4000.html