Upgrade Guide from v2.6.0 to v2.7.0

This guide explains how to upgrade from IDSTower v2.6.0 to v2.7.0, to upgrade please follow the below steps.

  1. Stop your IDSTower service

$ sudo systemctl stop idstower.service

  1. Take a full backup of your current IDSTower database

$ sudo mysqldump -B [DatabseName] -u [DatabaseUsername] -p > IDSTower_backup_`date +%F_%H_%M_%S`.sql

  1. Take a backup of your IDSTower directory (including settings)

$ sudo cp -Rp /opt/idstower /opt/idstower_2.6.0_backup_`date +%F_%H_%M_%S`

  1. Upgrade IDSTower to Version 2.7.0.

on CentOS/RHEL/RockyLinux/AlmaLinux:

$ sudo yum update idstower-2.7.0-1

on Ubuntu/Debian:

$ sudo apt install idstower=2.7.0-1

  1. Start the IDSTower service.

$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
$ sudo systemctl start idstower.service

  1. Verify IDSTower service has started correctly and database schema has been migrated

$ sudo systemctl status idstower.service

  1. done.