A walkthrough of how the auto-update system works in Mission Control, an Electron-based desktop app. When a new version is tagged and pushed, a GitHub Actions workflow builds binaries for Mac (arm64/x64), Windows, and Linux, uploads them to a Cloudflare R2 bucket, and records the release in a PostgreSQL database. The Electron app periodically polls an endpoint to detect new versions, uses Electron's built-in auto-updater to download the binary in the background, and exposes IPC channels so the React UI can trigger installation and restart. The author also emphasizes reviewing AI-generated system diagrams to maintain a holistic understanding of architecture and security boundaries.
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