Packagers, As you probably know, pgAdmin 4 checks for updates upon startup, and if a newer version is available, directs the user to www.pgadmin.org to download it.
The is a problem if your pgAdmin came with a PostgreSQL installer (as you can't download them from our website), and potentially mildly annoying if you're a .deb or .rpm user. There are a couple of ways to optimise the experience for users here (one of which I just committed). I'll leave it up to each of you to choose what you want to do (Sandeep, I would suggest that the EDB installers use method 2). Method 1: Simply disable the upgrade check, and leave that to the operating systems update tools. To do this, create (or edit) a config_distro.py file that is installed alongside the config.py file from the pgAdmin source and include the line; UPGRADE_CHECK_ENABLED = False Method 2: For well known and trusted distributions we can support a custom check for your distribution. This involves 2 parts: 1) Let me know that you want a custom check, and I'll setup access for you to manage the version data on the pgAdmin website. We'll agree on a custom key for that data within the JSON file the website hosts. 2) Create (or edit) a config_distro.py file that is installed alongside the config.py file from the pgAdmin source and include the line; UPGRADE_CHECK_KEY = '<your key>' With this method, a different section of the JSON datafile will be checked by your distribution of pgAdmin, thus allowing you to control both when it tells users a new version is available, and the URL to which they are directed. Thanks! -- Dave Page Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com Twitter: @pgsnake EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
