diff --git a/app/models/package.rb b/app/models/package.rb
index 76f21fa..2915fa5 100644
--- a/app/models/package.rb
+++ b/app/models/package.rb
@@ -493,4 +493,29 @@ execute all pending package migrations at once
     file.exclude?('..') && file.exclude?('%2e%2e')
   end
   private_class_method :allowed_file_path?
+
+  def self.auto_reinstall
+   path = "#{@@root}/auto_install/"
+   return if !File.exist?(path)
+   data = []
+   Dir.foreach(path) do |entry|
+     if entry =~ /\.zpm/ && entry !~ /^\./
+       data.push entry
+     end
+   end
+   data.each do |file|
+     json    = _read_file("#{path}/#{file}", true)
+     package = JSON.parse(json)
+     installed_pkg = Package.find_by(name: package['name'])
+     if installed_pkg.nil? or Gem::Version.new(installed_pkg.version) < Gem::Version.new(package["version"])
+       # install new package or newer version
+       install(string: json)
+     elsif Gem::Version.new(installed_pkg.version) == Gem::Version.new(package["version"])
+       # reinstall existing version
+       install(string: json, reinstall: true)
+     end
+   end
+   data
+ end
+
 end