QSimpleUpdater

QSimpleUpdater is an implementation of an auto-updating system to be used with Qt projects. It can check updates silent or not, get changelog, download updates to [app_dir_path]/updates and start external file update tool.

File update tool you can find here or realise by yourself.

Current state

__update loader______|______file updater__
      + mac          |        + mac
      + nix          |        - nix
      + win          |        - win

QSimpleUpdater is free and open source LGPL software, which means that you can use it for both open source and proprietary applications.

Quick start

• Copy/create submodule of QSimpleUpdater in your "3rd-party" project folder.

$ git clone https://github.com/buzzySmile/QSimpleUpdater.git

or

$ git submodule add https://github.com/buzzySmile/QSimpleUpdater.git
$ git submodule init
$ git submodule update

• Include qsimpleupdater.pri to your target Qt project

include($$PWD/third-party/QSimpleUpdater/qsimpleupdater.pri)

• Check the example project and taste how it works.

Detail description about integration QSimpleUpdater module and file updater tool into your system and platform you could find in Wiki.

Organize remote hosting with updates

The typical file structure on server side is

├── CHANGELOG
├── CURRENT_VERSION
├── mac
│   └── example
├── nix
│   └── example
├── win
    └── example.exe

CURRENT_VERSION contains current version of application as a first line and platform & download link devided "||" symbols.

0.0.2
win || http://[your.host.com]/win/example.exe
mac || http://[your.host.com]/mac/example
nix || http://[your.host.com]/nix/example

CHANGELOG is a additional simple text file, you could use it your own way.

Be sure all this files available from client machines.