Add MSI / command line option to preconfigure Nextcloud server URL for Talk Desktop

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Problem

When deploying Nextcloud Talk Desktop in enterprise environments (e.g. via GPO, Intune or SCCM), administrators can silently install the MSI, but there is currently no way to preconfigure the Nextcloud server URL.

This means every end user has to enter the server address manually on first launch, which is error-prone and creates additional support effort.

Proposed solution

Provide a way to preconfigure the server URL during deployment, for example:

• MSI property: TALK_SERVER=https://cloud.example.org
• or environment variable / registry key
• or reading from a predefined config.json file in %ProgramData% or %APPDATA%

Benefits

• Simplifies enterprise rollouts
• Avoids user errors when typing server URLs
• Brings Talk Desktop in line with other enterprise-ready applications that support provisioning

Alternatives considered

• Copying prebuilt Electron profiles (fragile, unsupported)
• Using automation tools like AutoIt to "type" the URL (unreliable)
• Providing manual user instructions (less professional)

References

Other Nextcloud clients (e.g. Files client) support branding or preconfiguration in enterprise editions. It would be very helpful if Talk Desktop offered a minimal provisioning option as well.

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And can add command line arguments for example "Nextcloud Talk.exe" --server: https://cloud.example.org