GSP-Agent-Windows/docs/WINDOWS_AGENT_UPDATE_BAT.md
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# Windows Agent Update BAT
Workspace reference: [`GSP-WORKSPACE.md`](../../GSP-WORKSPACE.md)
## Purpose
`Update-Agent.bat` updates the Git-managed GSP Windows Agent repository, stops the agent first, and starts it again after the update.
It is intentionally small and local:
- no Task Scheduler changes
- no installer execution
- no customer data cleanup
- no deletion of game server folders, configs, logs, or Workshop data
## File location
Place `Update-Agent.bat` in the repository root:
- example checkout: `C:\GSP\windows-agent\Update-Agent.bat`
The current repository layout expects the managed start and stop launchers here:
- `OGP64\agent_start.bat`
- `OGP64\agent_stop.bat`
If those are missing, the updater tries the obvious fallback launchers:
- `OGP64\OGP\Install\agent_start.bat`
- `OGP64\OGP\Install\agent_stop.bat`
## How to run it
1. Right-click `Update-Agent.bat`.
2. Choose `Run as Administrator`.
3. Review the console output.
4. Press a key at the end so the window closes only after you read the result.
## How it works
The script:
1. verifies Administrator privileges
2. verifies the agent repository path
3. verifies `.git` exists
4. verifies `git` is available
5. stops the agent with the existing stop BAT if available
6. runs `git fetch origin`
7. runs `git reset --hard origin/unstable`
8. starts the agent with the existing start BAT if available
9. pauses so the operator can read any errors
## Editable variables
At the top of `Update-Agent.bat`:
- `AGENT_DIR`
- `BRANCH`
- `START_BAT`
- `STOP_BAT`
Default branch:
- `unstable`
## Changing branch
Edit:
```bat
set "BRANCH=unstable"
```
to another remote branch name if needed.
The script resets to:
```bat
origin/%BRANCH%
```
## Relationship to start and stop BAT files
`Update-Agent.bat` does not replace the existing launchers.
It reuses:
- `OGP64\agent_stop.bat`
- `OGP64\agent_start.bat`
That keeps update behavior aligned with the normal manual agent lifecycle.
## Task Scheduler note
This task does not modify Task Scheduler.
The agent can still be configured separately to start at boot through Task Scheduler. `Update-Agent.bat` is a manual administrative update helper, not a scheduled task installer.
## What should stay outside the Git-managed directory
Do not place customer-owned runtime data inside the Git checkout if you want updates to remain low-risk.
Keep these outside the Git-managed repository when possible:
- hosted game server folders
- save files
- customer uploads
- customer scripts
- customer configs
- logs you want preserved independently of code updates
The repository should contain the Windows agent code and bundled runtime files, not mutable customer data.
## Assumptions
- The Git checkout root is the correct update boundary.
- The active branch should be `unstable` by default.
- The existing root launchers under `OGP64\` are the preferred lifecycle scripts.