CasperUpdate

CasperUpdate is a system which allows creators to make self-updating products. Once a product is sold to the customer, the product will check for an update every time it is rezzed (or at specific intervals). If an update is found, the customer is asked if they wish to proceed with the update.

CasperUpdate is scheduled to be released in July, 2015 and is currently in public BETA.

Despite being tightly integrated with CasperVend, CasperUpdate is a standalone product and does not require CasperVend to function.

Features

• Completely networked and automated.
• No notecards to edit
• Unintrusive - unlike competing systems, CasperUpdate allows customers to suppress further update notifications.
• No-copy support - CasperUpdate can securely distribute updates for your no-copy products.
• Efficient - Just a single script powers our DropBox (Compared to HippoUpdate's 28 script server).
• Fast - Updates are delivered in a flash.
• Unlimited number of products supported - Not "almost" limitless, *actually* limitless.
• Any version format supported, including minor releases, code names and sub-versions.
• Full statistics and reporting of updates delivered, including CSV export.
• CasperVend integration - keep track of which products have been rezzed by the customer
• Communications fully encrypted with SSL
• A fully redundant, reliable network, proven by the success of CasperVend
• Free updates for life

Instructions

CasperUpdate tightly integrates with CasperVend, and uses the CasperVend website.

If you have already set up your products in CasperVend, please skip to "Drop the CasperUpdate script into your object".

Set up your account

1. Before you begin, rez the CasperUpdate crate and touch it to unpack.

DO NOT open the crate manually, or your purchase may not be registered. If touching the crate does nothing, check that scripts are enabled on the parcel you are on.

2. Choose a suitable location to rez your DropBox. Your DropBox must stay rezzed at all times, so choose somewhere that it can stay.
3. Rez the DropBox, which will be named something like "CasperTech DropBox vX.XX" in your chosen location.
4. Touch the DropBox, which will bring up a blue dialog.

If you don't get a blue pop-up dialog when you touch your dropbox, make sure your chosen location has scripts enabled.

5. From the blue menu, choose "Admin". This will then show you a dialog menu asking you to visit a URL. Click "Go to URL".

If you don't get a "Go to URL" dialog, you may have yourself muted (it sounds silly, but this is a very common problem). Please check your viewer's block list.

6. You may be asked to choose a password now. If you have previously created an account, you will be asked to enter your password.
7. Once successfully logged in, you should be presented with a page titled "Vendors", and you will see a few details about your DropBox.