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Upgrade Mideye — Windows & Linux Version Migration

This guide covers upgrading Mideye Server 6.x to newer 6.x versions (minor/patch upgrades).

Migrating from v5? For major version upgrades from Mideye Server 5.x to 6.x, see the migration guide.

Before you upgrade

Section titled “Before you upgrade”
  1. Back up your server — See Backup procedures
  2. Check release notes — Review changes and breaking changes
  3. Plan maintenance window — Upgrades require a service restart

Upgrade procedure

Section titled “Upgrade procedure”

  1. Download the new package from Mideye Server Downloads

  2. Copy to your server:

    Terminal window
    scp ~/Downloads/mideyeserver6-x.x.x.deb username@your-server:/tmp/

  3. Install the update:

    Terminal window
    sudo apt-get install /tmp/mideyeserver6-x.x.x.deb

  4. Restart the service:

    Terminal window
    sudo systemctl restart mideyeserver6

  5. Verify the upgrade:

    Terminal window
    sudo systemctl status mideyeserver6
    cat /opt/mideyeserver6/log/mideyeserver.log | tail -20

Rollback

Section titled “Rollback”

If you need to roll back to a previous version:

  1. Stop the service
  2. Restore your backed-up keystore.p12 and application-prod.yml
  3. Restore your database backup
  4. Install the previous version package
  5. Start the service

Uninstall

Section titled “Uninstall”

To completely remove Mideye Server:

Terminal window
# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt remove mideyeserver6


# RHEL/Rocky
sudo dnf remove mideyeserver6

The uninstall preserves:

  • Database (remove manually if needed)
  • Configuration files in /opt/mideyeserver6/config/
  • Log files in /opt/mideyeserver6/log/