From 5451d95e90aa7b031c6e409da50c1736e008867f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Javier Marcos <1271349+javuto@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:41:16 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Retrieving latest release metadata from stats.osctrl.net
 in osctrl-api

---
 cmd/api/main.go | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/cmd/api/main.go b/cmd/api/main.go
index 7e8531ae..c906e06f 100644
--- a/cmd/api/main.go
+++ b/cmd/api/main.go
@@ -169,6 +169,22 @@ func init() {
 	flags = config.InitAPIFlags(flagParams)
 }
 
+// Retrieve latest release information and compare
+func checkLatestRelease() {
+	log.Info().Msg("Checking for the latest release... (timeout 10s)")
+	latest, err := version.RetrieveVersionData(version.VersionDataURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Err(err).Msg("Error retrieving latest release information")
+		return
+	}
+	if version.CheckSuggestedRelease(latest.SuggestedRelease) {
+		log.Info().Msgf("A newer version of %s is available: %s (current: %s)", serviceName, latest.SuggestedRelease, buildVersion)
+		log.Info().Msgf("Release notes: %s", latest.MoreInformation)
+	} else {
+		log.Info().Msgf("%s is up to date with the latest release (%s)", serviceName, buildVersion)
+	}
+}
+
 // Go go!
 func osctrlAPIService() {
 	// ////////////////////////////// Backend
@@ -570,6 +586,8 @@ func main() {
 			}
 			// Initialize service logger
 			initializeLoggers(*flagParams.Service)
+			// Analyze version and compare with the latest release
+			checkLatestRelease()
 			// Run the service
 			osctrlAPIService()
 			return nil

From a64a6fb718648540e1587b5f55fe407d5bff23f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Javier Marcos <1271349+javuto@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:32:27 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Goroutine for the release check and correct logic

---
 cmd/api/main.go | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cmd/api/main.go b/cmd/api/main.go
index c906e06f..6679739d 100644
--- a/cmd/api/main.go
+++ b/cmd/api/main.go
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@ func checkLatestRelease() {
 		return
 	}
 	if version.CheckSuggestedRelease(latest.SuggestedRelease) {
+		log.Info().Msgf("%s is up to date with the latest release (%s)", serviceName, buildVersion)
+	} else {
 		log.Info().Msgf("A newer version of %s is available: %s (current: %s)", serviceName, latest.SuggestedRelease, buildVersion)
 		log.Info().Msgf("Release notes: %s", latest.MoreInformation)
-	} else {
-		log.Info().Msgf("%s is up to date with the latest release (%s)", serviceName, buildVersion)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -586,8 +586,8 @@ func main() {
 			}
 			// Initialize service logger
 			initializeLoggers(*flagParams.Service)
-			// Analyze version and compare with the latest release
-			checkLatestRelease()
+			// Analyze version and compare with the latest release, runs in a separate goroutine to not delay the service startup
+			go checkLatestRelease()
 			// Run the service
 			osctrlAPIService()
 			return nil

From 3eb8b9d7271b3ba98a6a87a4b5eda2f0a4a5f8f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Javier Marcos <1271349+javuto@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:33:23 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Remove timeout message

---
 cmd/api/main.go | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cmd/api/main.go b/cmd/api/main.go
index 6679739d..bb57cfd3 100644
--- a/cmd/api/main.go
+++ b/cmd/api/main.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func init() {
 
 // Retrieve latest release information and compare
 func checkLatestRelease() {
-	log.Info().Msg("Checking for the latest release... (timeout 10s)")
+	log.Info().Msg("Checking for the latest release...")
 	latest, err := version.RetrieveVersionData(version.VersionDataURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Err(err).Msg("Error retrieving latest release information")