Disable update reminder

[flauschi]

My Setup

• My OS name and version: Windows Server 2008 R2
• My current app version: 2.7.0

• I have tested with the latest application version
• I can simulate the issue easily

Description

When I start the app, a window appears to remind me to install the new version of the client.
I have installed Rocket.Chat on a Terminal Server and every user is getting this reminder. But they don't have the permission to install updates. They are really confused. :-)

There should be a possibility to disable this reminder for all users on a certain workstation/server (By registry key or global config file (could be related to #139)?).

[karlis-vitols]

Additionally, it would be even better if there was an installation/registry switch to disable this centrally, not per each computer.

[skfin]

If you choose to skip the update, a json file is created in the user's appdata folder - if you push this file to all users with a script or group policy you can suppress the update check. There should obviously be a proper solution but this will work in the mean time.

[flauschi]

This is correct. It works as a temporary workaround. But it only works until the next version is released (or I guess the future version numbers).

[alexbrazier]

@flauschi you can also disable permanently updates using the update file:

{
  "autoUpdate": false
}

I have also create a PR which will allow this file to be created in the install directory for all users.

[flauschi]

@alexbrazier Thanks, it works!

[johnyb0y]

@alexbrazier Thanks for your pr! Where do i need to put the file ? Inside the "resources" folder, like the servers.json ? Or in the root folder of rocketchat ?

[alexbrazier]

@johnyb0y you can either put the file in the app data directory (in the rocket chat folder) or in the install directory.

This is a runtime config, and is currently not built with the installer. This may change (see #523)

[johnyb0y]

Thank you. Yeah, i was talking about the "All Users" installation in %Program Files%\rocketchat+.