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How do I upgrade the Nanitor server?

Upgrading the Nanitor server is done through your operating system's package manager. The exact commands depend on your Linux distribution.

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade nanitor-server

The package upgrade will automatically run any required database migrations. No manual migration step is needed.

RHEL 9 / Rocky Linux 9 / AlmaLinux 9

For a full step-by-step guide including optional automated upgrades via systemd timers, see:

👉 Upgrading Nanitor Server on RHEL 9 / Rocky Linux 9

Quick command:

sudo dnf upgrade nanitor-server

Other RPM-based systems

sudo yum update nanitor-server

Database migrations run automatically

Regardless of distribution, the Nanitor Server package triggers any required database migrations during installation. You do not need to run migrations manually.

Automated upgrades

On Debian/Ubuntu, consider configuring unattended-upgrades to keep Nanitor up to date automatically. On RHEL-based systems, see the RHEL upgrade guide for systemd timer setup.