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by enatik 5y ago
That’s a valid concern, but Pakkly has never and never will modify your app. It will be installed exactly as-is, with a proxy launcher to facilitate updates. I’m also working on getting that launcher PGP signed so you can verify it’s from u
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by enatik 5y ago
I haven’t used Sparkle myself so I may be a bit off, but as far as I can see Sparkle requires you to constantly update an xml file so it knows what to update. Pakkly allows you to specify a glob to search for in the releases area. So you ca
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by enatik 5y ago
It uses fairly standard HTTPS for update checking (endpoints). I'm planning to write a detailed blog post on how it works technically so hopefully that will answer your questions. Completely self-hosted solutions aren't currently
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by enatik 5y ago
Yes, but cross platform and works with any app. A paid plan is coming soon so it won't only be for FOSS.
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by enatik 5y ago
Currently there’s have no way of generating checksums or cryptographic signatures as Pakkly doesn’t enforce any structure on apps. They are delivered straight from GitHub releases so the security considerations are the same as downloading f
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by enatik 5y ago
Yeah, to be honest I just wanted to get this out ASAP to see what people’s reaction would be. Currently that means it only serves direct downloads from https://github.com . Currently the roadmap looks like: Add macOS/Linux
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by enatik 5y ago
A more technical description is coming soon! I’m planning to post a blog post to provide transparency on how the system works. I hope that will clear things up and I hope you will like it ;)
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by enatik 5y ago
Yes, you are correct, Pakkly adds a thin wrapper to your executable which is built with Rust to be as lightweight and fast as possible. This wrapper adds virtually no overhead besides taking up a bit of memory (around 8mb). Update checking
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by enatik 5y ago
The pricing hasn't yet been finalized but it will be fixed per app.
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by enatik 5y ago
I'm hesitant to share my personal email publicly, but you can contact me at contact@enatik.com and I will get back to you ASAP.
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by enatik 5y ago
Thanks for the great feedback, I’ll try to cover it all: The mobile design: I absolutely agree, I didn’t expect so many of our users to come from mobile as the target demographic is desktop developers. I see now that I may have misjudged th
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by enatik 5y ago
Thanks for the kind words and heads up, I removed the scrolling effect while I decide on a long-term solution.
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Show HN: I hate adding updating to my apps, so I created Pakkly(pakkly.com)
115 points by enatik 5y ago|68 comments
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How to Sign Qt Apps on Mac for Release(pakkly.com)
2 points by enatik 5y ago|0 comments