it just works

server/updater/update.go

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package updater
+
+import (
+	"os/exec"
+
+	"github.com/marcopeocchi/yt-dlp-web-ui/server/config"
+)
+
+var path = config.Instance().GetConfig().DownloaderPath
+
+func UpdateExecutable() error {
+	cmd := exec.Command(path, "-U")
+	cmd.Start()
+
+	err := cmd.Wait()
+	return err
+}