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What URLs are used for Firefox Browser updates? Where can I get update about the URLs?

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Hyong
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I would like to updates Firefox browser in my enterprise but we have to allow the update url before. I cannot find any official firefox update urls. so, what I need to know are What URLs are used for Firefox Browser updates? and Where can I get update about the URLs?

I would like to updates Firefox browser in my enterprise but we have to allow the update url before. I cannot find any official firefox update urls. so, what I need to know are What URLs are used for Firefox Browser updates? and Where can I get update about the URLs?

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Mike Kaply
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The URL looks like this:

https://aus5.mozilla.org/update/6/%PRODUCT%/%VERSION%/%BUILD_ID%/%BUILD_TARGET%/%LOCALE%/%CHANNEL%/%OS_VERSION%/%SYSTEM_CAPABILITIES%/%DISTRIBUTION%/%DISTRIBUTION_VERSION%/update.xml

It's app.update.url in about:config

The easiest way to see these values is to flip the preference app.update.log in about:config and look in the Browser Console. It will show the substitutions that are made in that URL.

I have a very old post that explains some of this (the current URL are a little different)

https://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/

Information about setting up an update server is here:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Setting_up_an_update_server