From 1a22fd36c155acb506a0aa49fac9b766e9a9deaf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: octoadmin Date: Fri, 8 May 2026 04:53:48 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update NEWS.md --- NEWS.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md index 2184f49..061dd61 100644 --- a/NEWS.md +++ b/NEWS.md @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ # News feed +**Note:** The launcher no longer uses a static `news.json` file. The News tab now pulls live from the OctoWoW announcements forum via the website's `/news.json` endpoint, which is backed by `ForumFeedService` on the Laravel side. To publish a news item in the launcher, simply post in the configured announcements forum — the launcher will pick it up within the cache TTL (default 10 minutes). There is no JSON file to edit or deploy. + The launcher's News tab fetches `${MAIN_VITE_SERVER_URL}/news.json` and renders the entries on the landing screen. The endpoint is dynamic: it mirrors the same forum posts the website's homepage shows in its "Recent forum posts" cards, so updating the forum updates the launcher. ## Endpoint