Added support for alternative update servers. (#6645)

doc/.vitepress/config.mts

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
                 { text: 'Stats', link: '/stats.md' },
                 {text: 'Skins', link: '/skins.md' },
                 {text: 'Demo', link: '/demo.md' },
+              {text: 'CLI', link: '/cli.md'},
                 ]
           },
           {

settings.json.docker

@@ -194,6 +194,15 @@
           },
   */
 
+
+  /*
+   * Enables the use of a different server. We have a different one that syncs changes from the original server.
+   * It is hosted on GitHub and should not be blocked by many firewalls.
+   *  https://etherpad.org/ep_infos
+   */
+
+  "updateServer": "https://etherpad.org/ep_infos",
+
   /*
    * The type of the database.
    *

settings.json.template

@@ -271,6 +271,14 @@
     "pageDown":  true
   },
 
+  /*
+   * Enables the use of a different server. We have a different one that syncs changes from the original server.
+   * It is hosted on GitHub and should not be blocked by many firewalls.
+   *  https://etherpad.org/ep_infos
+   */
+
+  "updateServer": "https://etherpad.org/ep_infos",
+
   /*
    * Should we suppress errors from being visible in the default Pad Text?
    */

src/node/utils/Settings.ts

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ exports.ttl = {
     RefreshToken: 1 * 24 * 60 * 60, // 1 day in seconds
 }
 
+exports.updateServer = "https://static.etherpad.org"
 
 
 /*

src/node/utils/UpdateCheck.ts

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const loadEtherpadInformations = () => {
     return infos;
   }
 
-  return axios.get('https://static.etherpad.org/info.json', {headers: headers})
+  return axios.get(`${settings.updateServer}/info.json`, {headers: headers})
   .then(async (resp: any) => {
     infos = await resp.data;
     if (infos === undefined || infos === null) {

src/static/js/pluginfw/installer.ts

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export const getAvailablePlugins = (maxCacheAge: number|false) => {
       return resolve(availablePlugins);
     }
 
-    await axios.get('https://static.etherpad.org/plugins.json', {headers})
+    await axios.get(`${settings.updateServer}/plugins.json`, {headers})
         .then((pluginsLoaded:AxiosResponse<MapArrayType<PackageInfo>>) => {
           availablePlugins = pluginsLoaded.data;
           cacheTimestamp = nowTimestamp;