FromChat Updater
Watches GitHub tags and container packages for backend + frontend repos.
When a newer semver tag exists in both and all required fromchat/* images are published,
regenerates compose.yml (via the deployment merge script) and restarts the stack.
Environment (.env)
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
GITHUB_TOKEN |
PAT with read:packages + repo |
BACKEND_REPO |
e.g. https://github.com/fromchat-messenger/backend.git |
WEB_REPO |
e.g. https://github.com/fromchat-messenger/web.git |
DEPLOYMENT_REPO |
https://github.com/fromchat-messenger/app.git (deployment scripts) |
DEPLOYMENT_REPO |
Deployment repo for generate-compose.py |
COMPOSE_PROJECT_DIR |
Host path to the stack (compose.yml parent directory) |
FROMCHAT_COMPONENTS |
Comma list: backend,frontend,caddy,updater |
CHECK_INTERVAL_SECONDS |
Poll interval (default 60) |
Only compose.yml from the stack directory is mounted into the updater container (read-write at /fromchat/compose.yml). The current release is read from image tags inside that file.
Create token: GitHub PAT (read:packages + repo)
Run standalone
cd ~/fromchat-server/updater
docker compose --env-file .env up -d
The installer sets this up automatically when updater is selected.