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vDeploy
Web + update publisher

vDeploy

Push your vLog website and client installers to your own server over FTP — in a click, and without ever touching config.php.

The problem

Updating a self-hosted portal means dragging files through an FTP client and hoping you did not overwrite the one file that holds your keys and password — or that a big installer did not leave the connection in a state where the small files fail.

vDeploy uploads the whole web folder in one click and never sends config.php. It publishes a client update — installer plus the checksum manifest — as a single action, and gives each file its own fresh connection so a large upload never breaks the next one.

What it does

1Upload the whole site, safely

Point it at your web/vlog folder and press Upload. config.php and its backup are never sent, so your keys, password hash and database settings on the server stay put.

2One-click client update

It finds the newest vLog installer, writes the latest.json manifest with the file's SHA-256, and uploads both to the updates folder — so every client can then update itself.

3Fresh connection per file

A 75 MB installer followed by a tiny manifest used to time out; vDeploy gives each file its own connection with a retry, so both go up cleanly.

4Your credentials stay on your PC

The FTP password is encrypted with the Windows DPAPI on your machine. You type it into your own tool; it is never sent anywhere but your server.

5Test before you trust it

A Test button checks the login and confirms the remote folder is really there, so you find a wrong path before an upload, not after.

6A clear log

Every file shows a tick or a reason, with a progress bar — you always know exactly what went up.

Why it is worth it

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config.php can never be clobbered

The one file that must survive an update is the one file vDeploy refuses to send.

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Publishing an update is one action

Installer and manifest, checksummed and uploaded together — no hand-editing a JSON file.

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No hosting panel, no drag-and-drop

The same job the file manager does, but repeatable and safe, from the desk.

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Built for the vLog suite

It knows where the installers are and what the update feed expects — but it is a plain FTP uploader, so it works for any files.

How you use it

1
Enter your FTP details

Host, user, password, and the remote folder — then Test the connection.

2
Upload the web files

One button sends the whole portal; config.php is skipped automatically.

3
Publish an update

One button uploads the latest client installer and its manifest to the updates folder.

4
Clients take it from there

Each PC checks the manifest, verifies the installer and updates itself silently.

What it needs

Windows10 or 11, 64-bit
Installs toYour user profile — no administrator prompt
NeedsAn FTP or FTPS account on your web host
Data kept inYour own profile folder; the password is DPAPI-encrypted

See vDeploy on your own machine

A short screen-share is usually enough — we open it on your PC, with your files.

Or write to info@issmart.in.