routeros-scripts/doc/packages-update.md

Manage system update
====================

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> ℹ️ **Info**: This script can not be used on its own but requires the base
> installation. See [main README](../README.md) for details.

Description
-----------

In rare cases RouterOS fails to properly downlaod package on update
(`/system/package/update/install`), resulting in borked system with missing
packages. This script tries to avoid this situation by doing some basic
verification.

But it provides some extra functionality:

* upload backup to Mikrotik cloud if [backup-cloud](backup-cloud.md) is
  installed
* send backup via e-mail if [backup-email](backup-email.md) is installed
* save configuration to fallback partition if
  [backup-partition](backup-partition.md) is installed
* upload backup to server if [backup-upload](backup-upload.md) is installed
* schedule reboot at night

Requirements and installation
-----------------------------

Just install the script:

    $ScriptInstallUpdate packages-update;

It is automatically run by [check-routeros-update](check-routeros-update.md)
if available.

Configuration
-------------

The configuration goes to `global-config-overlay`, this is the only parameter:

* `PackagesUpdateDeferReboot`: defer the reboot for night (between 3 AM
  and 5 AM)

By modifying the scheduler's `start-time` you can force the reboot at
different time.

> ℹ️ **Info**: Copy relevant configuration from
> [`global-config`](../global-config.rsc) (the one without `-overlay`) to
> your local `global-config-overlay` and modify it to your specific needs.

Usage and invocation
--------------------

Alternatively run it manually:

    /system/script/run packages-update;

See also
--------

* [Upload backup to Mikrotik cloud](backup-cloud.md)
* [Send backup via e-mail](backup-email.md)
* [Save configuration to fallback partition](backup-partition.md)
* [Upload backup to server](backup-upload.md)
* [Notify on RouterOS update](check-routeros-update.md)
* [Automatically upgrade firmware and reboot](firmware-upgrade-reboot.md)

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