Update

New versions of the platform are usually released every four weeks. Updates may include:

new features;
improvement of existing features;
changes in some of the principles of operation;
correcting errors that occur during the operation of the product.

You can update the platform only from one version of DCImanager 6 to the latest version if you have a valid license. Updating from DCImanager 5 to DCImanager 6 is not supported. You can migrate from DCImanager 5 using the instructions.

When an update is released for DCImanager 6, a popup message “The new version of DCImanager is available” will appear in the platform interface.

When installing and upgrading, the platform downloads software from ISPsystem's online resources:

docker-registry.ispsystem.com — docker registry;
download.ispsystem.com — repository.

These resources are public services and access to them is provided without authentication.

Updating steps

To update DCImanager 6:

Сonnect to the DCImanager 6 server via SSH.
Update the software packages:
```
apt update && apt upgrade
```
In the right-hand menu of the platform interface click icon → System overview → Update DCImanager now or run the command:
```
dci update
```

Changing the release version model

DCImanager 6 supports two release versions models: stable and regular. See more in the Release versions article.

To see the current release version:

via the web interface: in the right menu, click on the icon → System review tab. If you have the stable version installed, the field Platform version will contain the word stable, otherwise — regular;
via the terminal:
1. Connect to the platform server via SSH.
2. Check the value of the Stage parameter in the /opt/ispsystem/dci/config.json file. The parameter will have one of the following values:
  The stable version
```
"Stage":"stable"
```
  The regular version
```
"Stage":"beta"
```

If you need to change the release version:

Connect to the server with the platform via SSH. For more information about connecting via SSH, see Workstation setup.
Enter one of the commands below:
Switch to the stable version
```
dci update -s stable
```
Switch to the regular version
```
dci update -s regular
```

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