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installer: actually enable the auto-updater on Linux and macOS #42

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39 changes: 35 additions & 4 deletions install.sh
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Expand Up @@ -849,8 +849,23 @@ USVC
sudo systemctl daemon-reload || true
echo " Service: pilot-daemon.service"
echo " Service: pilot-updater.service (auto-updates)"
echo " Start: sudo systemctl start pilot-daemon pilot-updater"
echo " Enable: sudo systemctl enable pilot-daemon pilot-updater"

# Auto-enable + start the updater so future releases land without
# operator action. The unit file alone is not enough — without this,
# fresh installs sit on whatever release shipped at install time and
# never see security/perf fixes, while ~/.pilot/auto-update.json and
# the consent block above both tell the operator auto-updates are ON.
# The daemon is left as opt-in because it has operator-tunable flags
# (-public, -hostname, registry overrides) that the operator may want
# to set before first start.
if [ -f "$BIN_DIR/pilot-updater" ]; then
if sudo systemctl enable --now pilot-updater; then
echo " Started: pilot-updater (auto-updates enabled)"
else
echo " Note: could not enable pilot-updater via systemd (non-fatal)."
fi
fi
echo " Start daemon: sudo systemctl enable --now pilot-daemon"
else
echo " Skipped systemd setup (run as root or with passwordless sudo to enable)"
fi
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echo " Service: network.pilotprotocol.pilot-daemon"
echo " Service: network.pilotprotocol.pilot-updater (auto-updates)"
echo " Start: launchctl load $PLIST"
echo " Stop: launchctl unload $PLIST"

# Auto-load the updater LaunchAgent so future releases land without
# operator action. Without this, install.sh writes the plist but leaves
# it cold — fresh installs sit on whatever release shipped at install
# time and never see security/perf fixes. Symmetric with the Linux
# `systemctl enable --now pilot-updater` branch above.
#
# unload-then-load makes re-running install.sh (the upgrade path)
# idempotent: any stale running agent is replaced cleanly. -w persists
# the load across reboots. The daemon is left as opt-in for the same
# reason as the Linux branch.
if [ -f "$BIN_DIR/pilot-updater" ] && [ -f "$UPLIST" ]; then
launchctl unload "$UPLIST" 2>/dev/null || true
launchctl load -w "$UPLIST"
echo " Started: pilot-updater (auto-updates enabled)"
fi
echo " Start daemon: launchctl load -w $PLIST"
echo " Stop daemon: launchctl unload $PLIST"
fi

# --- Add to PATH ---
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