Patch shipped: v1.6.246 — Pinchflat fix + a couple others

Posted by tomspark

Just pushed v1.6.246 (run sudo sparkbox update to grab it): - Pinchflat was getting stuck restarting after setup for some of you — fixed, it now starts cleanly and saves to its library. - The Tom AI "Share to Demox" button could error out on long chats — fixed. - ProtonVPN port-forwarding guide is clearer now: you MUST turn on the "NAT-PMP (Port Forwarding)" option and pick a P2P server when you generate your WireGuard config, or port forwarding silently never works (that's the 10.2.0.1 timeout a couple of you hit). Updated in the media guide. Thanks to everyone who reported these. Keep 'em coming.

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pereze94 wrote:

I'm getting this and it doesn't end up updating: Asking server to start self-update... Self-update started — checking for new release... Checking for updates... New version available: 1.6.255 (current: 1.6.67) Container mode detected — host install at /opt/sparkbox Looking up dashboard image... Spawning privileged update helper (image=sparkbox-sparkbox-dashboard)... [helper 2026-06-16T03:20:10+00:00] starting [helper] from version: 1.6.67 [helper] Downloading install.sh... curl: (7) Failed to connect to get.tomsparkbox.com port 443 after 64 ms: Could not connect to server [helper] curl failed: 7 ERROR: Update helper exited with code 1 [ERROR] SparkBox could not install the update. Your current install was left in place. Try again; if it repeats, open Settings → Updates and try the stepped update option.

tomspark wrote:

Closing the loop here for anyone reading: we got this sorted with pereze94 on his other thread. On a really old version the in-dashboard update button can stall, so the fix was to update straight from the terminal once, and he's now fully current with everything running. If you ever see the same thing where it doesn't end up updating, that direct terminal update is the trick.