Constant calls on clearnet to api.umbrel.com

vnt · September 8, 2023, 6:43am

Hello, I see multiple and contant calls on clearnet to api.umbrel.com. Does not seem very good for privacy.

smolgrrr · September 8, 2023, 7:45am

Hi @vnt, please see our CTO Luke Child’s discussion of this here: https://nitter.net/lukechilds/status/1682314300743118851

Let me know if you have any questions

vnt · September 8, 2023, 10:49am

But it’s strange to have more than 10 calls on that domain per minute. If it’s just for updates one every week would be more than enough.

smolgrrr · September 8, 2023, 11:53am

This is the code- it may be resending from your Umbrel device because it’s getting blocked. I can confirm with the team if you’d like

github.com

getumbrel/umbrel/blob/1217489be553b19925bbec4da9e03f16c3bd7ecf/packages/manager/logic/system.js#L94


      
          async function getLatestRelease() {
              const {name} = await diskLogic.readUmbrelVersionFile();
              const response = await axios.get('https://api.umbrel.com/latest-release', {
                  headers: {'User-Agent': name}
              });
          
              return response.data;
          }
          
          // Poll for update
          (async () => {
              const ONE_SECOND = 1000;
              const ONE_MINUTE = ONE_SECOND * 60;
              const ONE_HOUR = ONE_MINUTE * 60;
              const delay = ms => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
          
              const currentVersion = (await diskLogic.readUmbrelVersionFile()).version;
          
              while (true) {
                  try {
                      const latestVersion = (await getLatestRelease()).version;

vnt · September 8, 2023, 1:06pm

Yes, please confirm if you can.

I unblocked it, but it continues many times per minute: