Updating Memos

In general, you should download and install new versions of Memospot when they are released. They come bundled with the latest tested Memos server version, being the easiest and safest way to update.

Standalone update

While a standalone server update works in most cases, manual updates are strongly discouraged for anything other than a Patch version release.

Script-aided procedure

For convenience, there are server updater scripts with auto-backup capabilities.

Windows

Open PowerShell and run the following command:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/memospot/memospot/main/memos-server-updater.ps1'))

You can check the script source here.

Linux/macOS

Open a terminal and run the following command:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/memospot/memospot/main/memos-server-updater.sh | sudo bash

You can check the script source here.

Manual procedure

The basic server update process is to download the latest Memos release from the memos-builds repository and replace the memos binary in the installation folder.

Memos location:

Linux: /usr/bin/memos
macOS: /Applications/Memospot.app/Contents/MacOS/memos
Windows MSI: %ProgramFiles%\Memospot\memos.exe
Windows NSIS: %LocalAppData%\Memospot\memos.exe

From Memos v0.18.2 to v0.21.0

The downloaded build contains a dist folder (the web front end). You must place it in the appropriate folder:

Linux: /usr/lib/memospot/
macOS: $HOME/Library/Application Support/com.memospot.app/
Windows %LocalAppData%\memospot

Last modified: 24 February 2025