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Synapse v1.8.0 — "one-click system update"

Added

  • One-click system update (Settings → Info). When a newer GitHub Release exists, Settings → Info shows "Update available: vX.Y.Z" and an Update system button that pokes Watchtower's HTTP API (POST /ops/system-update) to pull the latest images and recreate the labelled containers — no more manual docker pull. Availability comes from GET /ops/update-status (running version vs the latest GitHub Release, cached ~1h). Requires Watchtower's HTTP API and a shared WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_TOKEN (the compose now wires it for backend + marker); when the token is unset the button is hidden and the availability line still shows. See docs/DEPLOY.md §9.2b.

Upgrade

No Alembic migrations. Pull new images and ensure WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_TOKEN is set in your .env if you want the one-click update button to appear.