Update Beacon

Creator notes

UpdateBeacon A server-side Minecraft mod that automatically checks for updates to your installed mods on Modrinth and CurseForge , then notifies your operators — and can download and apply the updates for you. No client installation required. Features Update detection Checks every installed mod against both Modrinth and CurseForge (CurseForge is enabled by adding a free API key). Hash-based matching — compares the SHA-512 of each installed jar against Modrinth's file records (and CurseForge fingerprints), eliminating false positives from version-string quirks (e.g. 1.4.147 vs 1.4.147+v240613 ). Nested and bundled sub-mods are skipped automatically. Per-mod update channels — track release , beta , or alpha independently for each mod. Pins — freeze a mod at its current version to silence update notices until you unpin it. Notifications Console — logs available updates on every check. In-game chat — colored output with clickable download links, sent to eligible ops. Player login — ops see any pending updates when they join. Webhooks — post to any number of endpoints at once (see below). Downloads & applying Download pending updates to a staging area with hash verification against the