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YUM

If you installed Roxy-WI via RPM or DEB, execute the following command:

If your Roxy-WI server uses proxy to connect to the Internet, add the proxy settings to yum.conf:

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Update Roxy-WI via the Web Interface

Before updating via Web Interface you have to add the apache user tu sudoers:

Add permission for the apache user:

If your Roxy-WI server uses proxy to connect to the Internet, add the proxy settings to yum.conf:


All information concerning RPM packages can be found here .

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Updating from 4.2.2 and earlier to later versions

Because of the new version of Python there is aconflict between two packages: the newer package python36-mod_wsgi conflicts with the older python35u-mod_wsgi. For updating to version 4.2.3 you should delete the old package first:

Once you have deleted the old package, you can start updating either manually or via Roxy-WI:

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Updating from version 4.4.1 to 4.4.2

You can update from version 4.4.1 to 4.4.2 only manually.

Note: you must be logged in to Roxy-WI before performing all actions or have the admin user in the group "All"

First of all update Roxy-WI, execute the following command:

This action will drop settings to the default.

Also you should re-create all your groups. If you re-create the groups in the same order in which they were created, it will not affect your users and servers.

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Updating to 5.1.4


As our project has rebranded and has been renamed to Roxy-WI, the packages will also be renamed.

Delete old repository: haproxy-wi-release-7

Install a new repository:

You will have to remove all the installed services:

  • haproxy-wi-checker
  • haproxy-wi-smon
  • haproxy-wi-metrics
  • haproxy-wi-checker
  • haproxy-wi-portscanner
  • haproxy-wi-keep_alive
and reinstall them under the new names:
  • roxy-wi-checker
  • roxy-wi-smon
  • roxy-wi-metrics
  • roxy-wi-checker
  • roxy-wi-portscanner
  • roxy-wi-keep_alive

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Updating from 5.1.4 to 5.2.0 version

At the next step install the new Roxy-WI packages and renaming the database and the configuration file. If you use RPM installation, perform the following commands:

If you do not use RPM, just skip the step with yum.

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Updating from 5.4.3 to 5.5.0 version

In version 5.5.0 the procedures of sending notifications and alerts have been significantly improved. All notifications are sent to users by the new service named Socket. The Socket service uses RabbitMQ as a message broker. All services put notifications to RabbitMQ. the Socket service retrieves them and sends to users, To update to 5.5.0 version,you need to install RabbitMQ and the Socket service. After that update all the previously installed services and add the following lines to Apache config file:

Once you have updated to version 5.5.0, all services will use the new logging system based on Rsyslog.

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Updating from 5.5 to 6.0 version

Since 6.0 Roxy-WI starts to display information about subscription. For correct work you have to logout and login after updating. This will allow Roxy-WI to update its inside information.

The group "All" has also been renamed to the "Default". You may need to update your scripts.

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Updating 6.1.1 version

Since 6.1.1 version Roxy-WI starts storing keys, lists, configs and its Sqlite database in a new folder: /var/lib/roxy-wi. This is done for several reasons: it provides more security, and it is also more convenient to update the Docker container.

Also Roxy-WI(roxy-wi.cfg) config file has been moved to the /etc/roxy-wi folder.

To move all the necessary folders to a new location, you need to follow these steps:

If you get errors after update, look at default config and add missing parameters.

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