Upgrade the VERA Server Applications
- HB Farris
These instructions will automatically update the VERA components configured inside your Docker compose file. In a standard installation, that will include the VERA API Server, the VERA Web Portal, and the MongoDB database.
Updated: 09 DEC 2020
The Docker login credentials listed below have been updated. The credentials listed before this update will not work.
Download the New Software
- Open an Administrative PowerShell prompt.
- Navigate to the Tx3 VERA Docker Compose Directory that was configured during installation. This is the directory that contains the docker-compose.yml file.
Update the image for vera.server and vera.web.portal within the docker-compose.yml file to match the desired release. (Note: The beginning of the image will remain the same and only the tag after : will need to be updated when upgrading)
docker-compose examplevera.server: image: veraserver20190209075900.azurecr.io/tx3/vera-server:1.7.0 vera.web.portal: image: veraserver20190209075900.azurecr.io/tx3/vera-web-portal:1.7.0
- Execute the following commands:
docker login veraserver20190209075900.azurecr.io -u fc12bdd5-6753-40b3-a4da-32bc5d451b39 -p bhfV1g0RhN1O~xS-R-Osv67~HO.zeKMbHp
docker-compose pull
Restart VERA with the Updated Software
WARNING: These steps will result in a temporary outage of the VERA software lasting several minutes. Therefore, Tx3 recommends scheduling an outage window before executing these steps.
- Open an Administrative PowerShell prompt.
- Navigate to the Tx3 VERA Docker Compose Directory that was configured during installation. This is the directory that contains the docker-compose.yml file.
- Execute the following commands:
docker-compose down
docker-compose up -d
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