# Upgrade > Upgrade the license, the Flexter packages, the metadata database and Apache Spark. --- Site [llms.txt](/flexter/master/llms.txt) --- ## Upgrade the License If the license is about to expire, replace the `flexter.lic` file in the location chosen during the [Post-Installation](https://docs.sonra.io/flexter/master/docs/installation/direct-installation/post-installation/#license-setup): ```text # For all users /etc/flexter/conf/flexter.lic # For the current user ~/.config/flexter/flexter.lic # Same directory from which the Flexter command is launched ./flexter.lic ``` ## Repository Packages Upgrade If the [Repository Setup](https://docs.sonra.io/flexter/master/docs/installation/direct-installation/download/#repository-setup) was done during the installation, upgrade through the repository.

Upgrading to the latest version

sudo dnf --repo=sonra-flexter update xml2er xsd2er json2er merge2er flexchma flexter-ui

Upgrading to a specific version

sudo dnf --repo=sonra-flexter update \
  xml2er-2.14.2 xsd2er-2.14.2 json2er-2.14.2 \
  merge2er-2.14.2 flexchma-2.14.2 flexter-ui-2.14.2

Upgrading to the latest version

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade xml2er xsd2er json2er merge2er flexchma flexter-ui

Upgrading to a specific version

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade \
  xml2er=2.14.2 xsd2er=2.14.2 json2er=2.14.2 \
  merge2er=2.14.2 flexchma=2.14.2 flexter-ui=2.14.2
## Manual Packages Upgrade When no repository has been set up, download the new packages and upgrade manually. The download works exactly as described in [Manual Download](https://docs.sonra.io/flexter/master/docs/installation/direct-installation/download/#manual-download), using the same URL pattern and credentials: ```text https://download.sonra.io/flexter/[-VERSION]. ```

Download the installers

curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL https://download.sonra.io/flexter/flexchma.rpm
curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL https://download.sonra.io/flexter/xml2er.rpm
curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL https://download.sonra.io/flexter/xsd2er.rpm
curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL https://download.sonra.io/flexter/json2er.rpm
curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL https://download.sonra.io/flexter/merge2er.rpm
curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL https://download.sonra.io/flexter/flexter-ui.rpm
Checking the hashes (optional) 
for m in flexchma xml2er xsd2er json2er merge2er flexter-ui; do
  curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL "https://download.sonra.io/flexter/$m.rpm.md5"
done

md5ck() { md5sum -c <(echo "$(cat "$1.md5") $1"); }
for f in *.rpm; do md5ck "$f"; done

Upgrade the packages

sudo dnf install xml2er*.rpm xsd2er*.rpm json2er*.rpm merge2er*.rpm flexchma*.rpm flexter-ui*.rpm

Download the installers

curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL https://download.sonra.io/flexter/flexchma.deb
curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL https://download.sonra.io/flexter/xml2er.deb
curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL https://download.sonra.io/flexter/xsd2er.deb
curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL https://download.sonra.io/flexter/json2er.deb
curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL https://download.sonra.io/flexter/merge2er.deb
curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL https://download.sonra.io/flexter/flexter-ui.deb
Checking the hashes (optional) 
for m in flexchma xml2er xsd2er json2er merge2er flexter-ui; do
  curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL "https://download.sonra.io/flexter/$m.deb.md5"
done

md5ck() { md5sum -c <(echo "$(cat "$1.md5") $1"); }
for f in *.deb; do md5ck "$f"; done

Upgrade the packages

sudo apt install ./xml2er*.deb ./xsd2er*.deb ./json2er*.deb ./merge2er*.deb ./flexchma*.deb ./flexter-ui*.deb

Download the installers

curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL https://download.sonra.io/flexter/flexchma.tgz
curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL https://download.sonra.io/flexter/xml2er.tgz
curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL https://download.sonra.io/flexter/xsd2er.tgz
curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL https://download.sonra.io/flexter/json2er.tgz
curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL https://download.sonra.io/flexter/merge2er.tgz
curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL https://download.sonra.io/flexter/flexter-ui.tgz
Checking the hashes (optional) 
for m in flexchma xml2er xsd2er json2er merge2er flexter-ui; do
  curl -u "<USER>:<PASS>" -OL "https://download.sonra.io/flexter/$m.tgz.md5"
done

md5ck() { md5sum -c <(echo "$(cat "$1.md5") $1"); }
for f in *.tgz; do md5ck "$f"; done

Upgrade with root access

Move the current installation to a backup folder, then extract the new packages as during the installation. The symbolic links in /usr/bin and /etc/flexter keep pointing to the new files.

sudo mv /usr/share/flexter /usr/share/flexter_$(date --iso-8601)

for m in flexchma xml2er xsd2er json2er merge2er flexter-ui; do
  sudo tar xzf $m*.tgz -C /usr/share
done

Upgrade without root access

mv ~/.local/share/flexter ~/.local/share/flexter_$(date --iso-8601)

for m in flexchma xml2er xsd2er json2er merge2er flexter-ui; do
  tar xzf $m*.tgz -C ~/.local/share
done
## Post Upgrade A few extra steps complete the upgrade. ### Upgrading the Database Apply the metadata schema changes shipped with the new version: ```bash flexchma update # or with explicit connection parameters flexchma update -m "jdbc:postgresql:[[:port]/]" -M -w ``` ### Upgrading Apache Spark If Apache Spark was installed with the `download.sh` module, run it again to install the Spark version shipped as default with the new release. See the [Post-Installation](https://docs.sonra.io/flexter/master/docs/installation/direct-installation/post-installation/#installing-apache-spark) section for the options. ```bash # with root access sudo /usr/share/flexter/sbin/download.sh # without root access ~/.local/share/flexter/sbin/download.sh ``` ### Restarting flexter-ui The services must be restarted for the upgrade to take effect: ```bash sudo systemctl restart flexterui-backend # only if env.json is set to production mode sudo systemctl restart flexterui-frontend ```