GooseUpdate

A HTTP server which replicates Discord's update API, proxying requests to the official endpoint and allows custom versions of modules.

Deploying

1. Install GooseUpdate's dependencies with npm install
2. Copy example.config.js to config.js and modify it to your liking, then run node src/index.js (PORT).

Usage

Discord fetches the update API URL from a settings.json file stored in various directories depending on your operating system.

Said directories are found below:

• Windows:
  • %appdata%\discord<channel>\
• Mac:
  • ~/Library/Application Support/discord<channel>/
• Linux:
  • Package Manager/tar.gz Installation: ~/.config/discord<channel>/
  • Flatpak: ~/.var/app/com.discordapp.Discord/config/discord<channel>/settings.json

Set UPDATE_ENDPOINT and NEW_UPDATE_ENDPOINT in settings.json as follows:

"UPDATE_ENDPOINT": "https://<GooseUpdate instance URL>/branch"
"NEW_UPDATE_ENDPOINT": "https://<GooseUpdate instance URL>/branch/"

GooseUpdate also supports including multiple branches in updates by separating their names with a +, like https://<GooseUpdate instance URL>/branch1+branch2.

Adding a branch

GooseUpdate branches patch discord_desktop_core with files stored in branches/<branch name>/.

Branches must have a patch.js file to handle their injection in their branch directory, which is prepended to Discord's base index.js of the module.

// Any code you want to inject goes here
require('mod.js')

If other files are in the branch directory, they will be added the module directory.