theantipopau/slimarr v1.1.2.0 on GitHub

[1.1.2.0] - 2026-05-04

Installer reliability, Python version guardrails, and one-click launcher improvements.

Critical installer fix

Fixed a silent bug in build-installer.ps1 where the generated dist/Slimarr/start.bat had
a broken health-check loop — PowerShell variables ($deadline, $resp) were being expanded
to empty strings by the double-quoted here-string, causing the health-check to silently fail
and the browser to open before the backend was ready. Changed to single-quote here-string
(@'...'@) so the embedded PowerShell script is written literally and evaluated correctly.

Python 3.14 guardrails

install.ps1 now rejects Python 3.14 with a clear explanation: lxml and pydantic-core
have no prebuilt wheels for 3.14 yet and require Visual C++ Build Tools / Rust to compile
Candidate order is now explicit: 3.13 → 3.12 → 3.11; uses py -3.13, py -3.12, py -3.11
launcher args instead of py -3 (which would resolve to 3.14 if installed)
Existing venv is deleted and recreated if it was built on Python 3.14
Python version is printed after venv creation to make diagnostics easier
requirements.txt has a comment block explaining the 3.11–3.13 constraint

Launcher improvements

start.bat (source install) now polls /api/v1/system/health for up to 60 seconds before
opening the browser — prevents opening to a blank page while the backend is still starting
install.ps1 -Start (Start-SlimarrUi) does the same health-check polling before browser open
tray.py health-check deadline extended from 30 seconds to 60 seconds (consistent with launchers)

Updater improvements

update.bat now rebuilds the React frontend after git pull so UI changes are reflected
immediately without a separate npm run build step; skips gracefully if node_modules is absent

Installer data directories

installer/slimarr.iss now pre-creates {userappdata}\Slimarr\data\recycling at install time
so recycling-bin moves succeed on first replacement without requiring a manual folder creation

README / documentation

Requirements table updated: Python 3.11–3.13 only (3.14 not yet supported)
New Troubleshooting section covering lxml/pydantic-core build failures and WinError 10013
(firewall blocking PyPI) with step-by-step fixes