Notify on RouterOS update ========================= [⬅️ Go back to main README](../README.md) > ℹ️ **Info**: This script can not be used on its own but requires the base > installation. See [main README](../README.md) for details. Description ----------- The primary use of this script is to notify about RouterOS updates. Run from a terminal you can start the update process or schedule it. Centrally managing update process of several devices is possibly by specifying versions safe to be updated on a web server. Versions seen in neighbor discovery can be specified to be safe as well. Also installing patch updates (where just last digit is increased) automatically is supported. > ⚠️ **Warning**: Installing updates is important from a security point > of view. At the same time it can be source of serve breakage. So test > versions in lab and read > [changelog](https://mikrotik.com/download/changelogs/) and > [forum](https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewforum.php?f=21) before deploying > to your production environment! Automatic updates should be handled > with care! ### Sample notification ![check-routeros-update notification](check-routeros-update.d/notification.avif) Requirements and installation ----------------------------- Just install the script: $ScriptInstallUpdate check-routeros-update; And add a scheduler for automatic update notification: /system/scheduler/add interval=1d name=check-routeros-update on-event="/system/script/run check-routeros-update;" start-time=startup; Configuration ------------- No extra configuration is required to receive notifications. Several mechanisms are availalbe to enable automatic installation of updates. The configuration goes to `global-config-overlay`, these are the parameters: * `SafeUpdateNeighbor`: install updates automatically if at least one other device is seen in neighbor list with new version * `SafeUpdateNeighborIdentity`: regular expression to match identity for trusted devices, leave empty to match all * `SafeUpdatePatch`: install patch updates (where just last digit changes) automatically * `SafeUpdateUrl`: url on webserver to check for safe update, the channel (`long-term`, `stable` or `testing`) is appended * `SafeUpdateAll`: install **all** updates automatically > 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. Also notification settings are required for [e-mail](mod/notification-email.md), [matrix](mod/notification-matrix.md) and/or [telegram](mod/notification-telegram.md). Usage and invocation -------------------- Be notified when run from scheduler or run it manually: /system/script/run check-routeros-update; If an update is found you can install it right away. Installing script [packages-update](packages-update.md) gives extra options. Tips & Tricks ------------- The script checks for full connectivity before acting, so scheduling at startup is perfectly valid: /system/scheduler/add name=check-routeros-update@startup on-event="/system/script/run check-routeros-update;" start-time=startup; See also -------- * [Automatically upgrade firmware and reboot](firmware-upgrade-reboot.md) * [Manage system update](packages-update.md) --- [⬅️ Go back to main README](../README.md) [⬆️ Go back to top](#top)