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.

Memos server 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'))

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

The script can take an optional argument to specify a tag to update to. E.g. … bash -s v0.21.0.

Manual procedure

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

From Memos v0.18.2 to v0.21.0

This only applies to this version range, where the web front end wasn't embedded.

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: 10 June 2024