monthly backup

unified_sheepit_launcher.ps1

@@ -57,18 +57,14 @@ try {
     `$urls = $urlLiteral
     `$headers = @{ 'User-Agent' = 'Mozilla/5.0' }
 
-    if (Test-Path `$jarPath) {
-        Write-Host "SheepIt client already present at `$jarPath. Skipping download." -ForegroundColor Green
-    }
-    else {
+    # Always fetch client-latest; cached jars go stale when the farm bumps minimum client version.
     `$downloaded = `$false
-
     foreach (`$url in `$urls) {
         Write-Host "Downloading SheepIt client from `$url..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
         try {
             Invoke-WebRequest -Uri `$url -OutFile `$jarPath -UseBasicParsing -Headers `$headers
             `$downloaded = `$true
-                Write-Host "Download complete." -ForegroundColor Green
+            Write-Host "Download complete -> `$jarPath" -ForegroundColor Green
             break
         }
         catch {
@@ -79,7 +75,6 @@ try {
     if (-not `$downloaded) {
         throw 'Unable to download SheepIt client from any known URL.'
     }
-    }
 
     Write-Host "Starting SheepIt client..." -ForegroundColor Cyan