Windows installs now actually work — DNS, Docker detection, network resilience
Posted by tomspark
I've been tracking Windows install failures for weeks. Turns out there were five separate gotchas stacked on top of each other: Docker detection that trusted Windows' Docker instead of Linux', DNS that couldn't reach the internet, network retries that gave up too fast, installer addresses that pointed to nowhere, and errors that told you nothing. 1.6.520 fixes all of them. If you're on Windows and hit install trouble before, try again — the real problems are gone. If you're already running on Windows, you'll see your apps start downloading artwork and updates again without hanging. - Fresh installs no longer skip Docker because Windows already has it - Apps on Windows can now reach the internet (DNS fixed) - Setup survives network hiccups and reports them clearly - Install completion shows an address you can actually visit - Failed installs now log the Linux-side details so you can see what broke Head to the Updates tab in your dashboard to pull 1.6.520. If something's still broken, post it here in d/sparkbox with your installer.log and install-linux.log — I'm watching. --- Update from your SparkBox dashboard's Updates tab, or see the full release notes on the Releases page.