Upgrading Philter
We recommend reviewing the Philter Release Notes prior to upgrading.
Upgrading from a 2.x Version
Upgrading Philter to the newest version requires moving Philter's configuration to the new version of Philter. To upgrade Philter from a 2.x version, follow the steps below.
Launch a new instance of the newest version of Philter.
Copy your policies from
/opt/philter/policies
to the new instance.Copy your
/opt/philter/philter.properties
to the new instance.Copy your
/opt/philter/philter-ui.properties
to the new instance.Replace the new virtual machine's properties file with your copy from step 1.
Copy your policies from
/opt/philter/policies
to the new instance.If you have configured any SSL certificates for Philter, copy those files over to the new instance.
Restart Philter:
sudo systemctl restart philter.service && sudo systemctl restart philter-ui.service && sudo systemctl restart philter-ner.service
Test the new Philter virtual machine to make sure it is behaving as expected.
Decommission the old Philter instance.
Upgrading from a 1.x Version
Upgrading Philter to the newest version requires moving Philter's configuration to the new version of Philter. To upgrade Philter from a 1.x version, follow the steps below.
Make local copies of your current Philter's properties files.
/opt/philter/philter.properties
(prior to 1.10.1 the filename was/opt/philter/application.properties
)/opt/philter/philter-ui.properties
(not applicable prior to version 1.10)
Launch a new instance of the newest version of Philter.
Replace the new virtual machine's properties file with your copy from step 1.
Restart Philter:
sudo systemctl restart philter.service sudo systemctl restart philter-ui.service sudo systemctl restart philter-ner.service
Test the new Philter virtual machine to make sure it is behaving appropriately.
Decommission the old Philter instance.