Update procedure

There are two ways to update your IPFS installation. Using ipfs-update is generally the best and easiest option. You can also update manually.

Use ipfs-update

ipfs-update is a CLI tool to help update and install IPFS easily. You can download it from dist.ipfs.io (opens new window).

1. Make sure you have ipfs-update installed:

   ipfs-update --version
   
   > ipfs-update version 1.6.0
   

2. Tell ipfs-update to update to Go-IPFS 0.7.0:

   ipfs-update install 0.7.0
   
   > Installation complete!
   

3. That's it!

Manual process

If you don't have IPFS Update installed, you can follow these steps. This section assumes you are updating on a 64-bit macOS machine.

1. Download go-ipfs_v0.7.0_darwin-amd64.tar.gz from GitHub from the Go-IPFS releases page (opens new window).

   wget https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/releases/download/v0.7.0/go-ipfs_v0.7.0_darwin-amd64.tar.gz
   

2. Unzip the file:

   tar -xvzf go-ipfs_v0.7.0_darwin-amd64.tar.gz
   
   > x go-ipfs/install.sh
   > x go-ipfs/ipfs
   > x go-ipfs/LICENSE
   > x go-ipfs/LICENSE-APACHE
   > x go-ipfs/LICENSE-MIT
   > x go-ipfs/README.md
   

3. Move into the go-ipfs folder and run the install script:

   bash install.sh
   
   > Moved ./ipfs to /usr/local/bin
   

4. Run the IPFS daemon. It will ask you to run the migrations:

   ipfs daemon
   
   > Initializing daemon...
   > go-ipfs version: 0.7.0
   > Repo version: 9
   > System version: amd64/linux
   > Golang version: go1.13.8
   > Found outdated fs-repo, migrations need to be run.
   > Run migrations now? [y/N]
   

5. Enter y and press enter. Once the migrations have finished, the daemon will start:

   y
   
   >     => Looking for suitable fs-repo-migrations binary.
   >     => None found, downloading.
   >     => Running: /tmp/go-ipfs-migrate751318189/fs-repo-migrations -to 9 -y
   > Found fs-repo version 7 at /home/vagrant/.ipfs
   > ===> Running migration 7 to 8...
   >
   > ...
   >
   > Daemon is ready
   

6. Press CTRL + c to close the daemon.

7. Check that the latest version of IPFS installed properly:

   ipfs --version
   
   > ipfs version 0.7.0
   

8. That's it!