kubo/docs/changelogs
Marcin Rataj 706aab385b feat: add built-in ipfs update command
adds `ipfs update` command tree that downloads pre-built Kubo binaries
from GitHub Releases, verifies SHA-512 checksums, and replaces the
running binary in place.

subcommands:

- `ipfs update check` -- query GitHub for newer versions
- `ipfs update versions` -- list available releases
- `ipfs update install [version]` -- download, verify, backup, and
  atomically replace the current binary
- `ipfs update revert` -- restore the previously backed up binary
  from `$IPFS_PATH/old-bin/`

read-only subcommands (check, versions) work while the daemon is
running. install and revert require the daemon to be stopped first.

design decisions:

- uses GitHub Releases API instead of dist.ipfs.tech because GitHub
  is harder to censor in regions that block IPFS infrastructure
- honors GITHUB_TOKEN/GH_TOKEN to avoid unauthenticated rate limits
- backs up the current binary before replacing, with permission-error
  fallback that saves to a temp dir with manual `sudo mv` instructions
- `KUBO_UPDATE_GITHUB_URL` env var redirects API calls for integration
  testing; `IPFS_VERSION_FAKE` overrides the reported version
- unit tests use mock HTTP servers and the var override; CLI tests use
  the env vars with a temp binary copy so the real build is never
  touched

resolves https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/issues/10937
2026-02-16 19:41:29 +01:00
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v0.2.md feat(ci): reusable spellcheck from unified CI (#10873) 2025-08-14 00:35:35 +00:00
v0.3.md docs: bulk spelling edits (#9544) 2023-02-20 23:37:10 +01:00
v0.4.md feat(ci): reusable spellcheck from unified CI (#10873) 2025-08-14 00:35:35 +00:00
v0.5.md feat: Add CI for Spell Checking (#10637) 2025-01-30 17:50:51 +01:00
v0.6.md feat: Add CI for Spell Checking (#10637) 2025-01-30 17:50:51 +01:00
v0.7.md feat: Add CI for Spell Checking (#10637) 2025-01-30 17:50:51 +01:00
v0.8.md feat(ci): reusable spellcheck from unified CI (#10873) 2025-08-14 00:35:35 +00:00
v0.9.md feat(ci): reusable spellcheck from unified CI (#10873) 2025-08-14 00:35:35 +00:00
v0.10.md feat(ci): reusable spellcheck from unified CI (#10873) 2025-08-14 00:35:35 +00:00
v0.11.md feat: Add CI for Spell Checking (#10637) 2025-01-30 17:50:51 +01:00
v0.12.md feat: Add CI for Spell Checking (#10637) 2025-01-30 17:50:51 +01:00
v0.13.md collection of typo fixes (#10647) 2025-01-13 18:55:10 +01:00
v0.14.md feat: Add CI for Spell Checking (#10637) 2025-01-30 17:50:51 +01:00
v0.15.md docs: bulk spelling edits (#9544) 2023-02-20 23:37:10 +01:00
v0.16.md feat: Add CI for Spell Checking (#10637) 2025-01-30 17:50:51 +01:00
v0.17.md docs: bulk spelling edits (#9544) 2023-02-20 23:37:10 +01:00
v0.18.md chore: replace libp2p.io URL with Internet Archive (#11181) 2026-02-04 18:50:58 +01:00
v0.19.md feat: Add CI for Spell Checking (#10637) 2025-01-30 17:50:51 +01:00
v0.20.md feat(ci): reusable spellcheck from unified CI (#10873) 2025-08-14 00:35:35 +00:00
v0.21.md feat(ci): reusable spellcheck from unified CI (#10873) 2025-08-14 00:35:35 +00:00
v0.22.md feat(ci): reusable spellcheck from unified CI (#10873) 2025-08-14 00:35:35 +00:00
v0.23.md feat: Add CI for Spell Checking (#10637) 2025-01-30 17:50:51 +01:00
v0.24.md chore: replace libp2p.io URL with Internet Archive (#11181) 2026-02-04 18:50:58 +01:00
v0.25.md feat: Add CI for Spell Checking (#10637) 2025-01-30 17:50:51 +01:00
v0.26.md chore: update changelog 2024-01-22 14:35:53 +01:00
v0.27.md feat: Add CI for Spell Checking (#10637) 2025-01-30 17:50:51 +01:00
v0.28.md chore: update changelog for v0.28 2024-04-15 07:15:38 +00:00
v0.29.md feat: Add CI for Spell Checking (#10637) 2025-01-30 17:50:51 +01:00
v0.30.md feat: Add CI for Spell Checking (#10637) 2025-01-30 17:50:51 +01:00
v0.31.md feat(ci): reusable spellcheck from unified CI (#10873) 2025-08-14 00:35:35 +00:00
v0.32.md Update to boxo with refactored providerQueryManager. (#10595) 2024-11-26 03:34:06 -08:00
v0.33.md Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into merge-release-v0.33.2 2025-02-14 01:30:03 +01:00
v0.34.md chore: replace libp2p.io URL with Internet Archive (#11181) 2026-02-04 18:50:58 +01:00
v0.35.md chore: spellcheck to avoid ai fix prs 2025-05-21 20:21:33 +02:00
v0.36.md fix typos in docs and comments (#10920) 2025-08-18 08:43:25 -07:00
v0.37.md docs: fix typo in v0.37 changelog 2025-08-27 20:33:02 +02:00
v0.38.md feat: enable DHT Provide Sweep by default (#10955) 2025-11-12 23:55:17 +01:00
v0.39.md docs: note sweep+accelerated DHT client limitation (#11084) 2025-11-28 23:10:56 +01:00
v0.40.md feat: update to Go 1.26 (#11189) 2026-02-11 00:08:28 +01:00
v0.41.md feat: add built-in ipfs update command 2026-02-16 19:41:29 +01:00