From 0af17d1dae674e8567d88c3885bee7871f3948f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: thororen1234 <78185467+thororen1234@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:43:22 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] this probably works

---
 src/main/updater/http.ts | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main/updater/http.ts b/src/main/updater/http.ts
index 0985a8cf7..b5cb36cd4 100644
--- a/src/main/updater/http.ts
+++ b/src/main/updater/http.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { IpcEvents } from "@shared/IpcEvents";
 import { VENCORD_USER_AGENT } from "@shared/vencordUserAgent";
 import { ipcMain } from "electron";
 import { closeSync, fsyncSync, openSync, writeFileSync as originalWriteFileSync } from "original-fs";
+import { join } from "path";
 
 import gitHash from "~git-hash";
 import gitRemote from "~git-remote";
@@ -72,9 +73,10 @@ async function applyUpdates() {
     if (!PendingUpdate) return true;
 
     const data = await fetchBuffer(PendingUpdate);
-    originalWriteFileSync(__dirname, data);
+    const asarPath = join(__dirname, ASAR_FILE);
+    originalWriteFileSync(asarPath, data);
 
-    const fd = openSync(__dirname, "r");
+    const fd = openSync(asarPath, "r");
     fsyncSync(fd);
     closeSync(fd);
 

From 260c793c190766cfa574ffa58e7fc9b6506b28f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: thororen <78185467+thororen1234@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:52:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] update readme really for testing

---
 README.md | 12 +++++++-----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index da183f8fd..47e1bfcc0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,17 +68,19 @@ Build Equicord:
 pnpm build
 ```
 
+Inject Equicord into your desktop client:
+
+```shell
+pnpm inject
+```
+
 Build Equicord for web:
 
 ```shell
 pnpm buildWeb
 ```
 
-Inject Equicord into your client:
-
-```shell
-pnpm inject
-```
+To add Equicord's web extension after building it simply find the correct zip in the dist directory and follow the guide on how to install a custom extension for your browser if its supported
 
 ## Credits