# Update

## Manual upgrade[​](https://docs.realio.network/fullnode/update#manual-upgrade) <a href="#manual-upgrade" id="manual-upgrade"></a>

The following instructions explain how to **manually upgrade** the node:

1. Stop your node

```bash
 sudo systemctl stop realio-networkd
```

2. Backup your validator files:

```bash
cp ~/.realio-network/config/priv_validator_key.json ~/priv_validator_key.json
cp ~/.realio-network/config/node_key.json ~/node_key.json
cp ~/.realio-network/data/priv_validator_state.json ~/priv_validator_state.json
```

3. Go into the directory in which you have installed the `Realio Network` repo. If you have followed the installation instructions and didn't change the path, it should be `/home/$USER/realio-network`:

```bash
cd <installation-path> 

# e.g.
# cd ~/realio-network
```

4. Now, update the `realio-networkd` software:

```bash
git fetch --tags
git checkout tags/$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
make build && make install
```

{% hint style="success" %}
**SELECT THE VERSION YOU NEED**

The above commands checks out the latest release that has been tagged on our repository. If you wish to check out a specific version instead, use the following commands:

1. List all the tags:

   ```bash
   git tags --list
   ```
2. Checkout the tag you want:

   ```bash
   git checkout tags/<tag>
   # Example: git checkout tags/v4.1.0
   ```

{% endhint %}

{% hint style="success" %}
**NOTE**

If you have issues at this step, please check that you have the [latest stable version](https://golang.org/dl/) of Go installed.
{% endhint %}

### Cosmovisor

{% hint style="warning" %}
**CAUTION**

If your node is using cosmovisor, and you've followed the above procedure to manually upgrade, don't forget to move the upgraded binary inside the cosmovisor folder by typing the following command:

```bash
cp build/realio-networkd ~/.realio-network/cosmovisor/current/bin/realio-networkd
```

Then check if the version of cosmovisor matches with the latest realio-networkd version by running:

```bash
cosmovisor version
```

{% endhint %}

## Automatic upgrade (with Cosmovisor)[​](https://docs.realio.network/fullnode/update#automatic-upgrade-with-cosmovisor) <a href="#automatic-upgrade-with-cosmovisor" id="automatic-upgrade-with-cosmovisor"></a>

Below it is explained how to prepare your node to be able to **automatically upgrade** itself.

Cosmovisor handles the automatic upgrades that happens after the *upgrade governance proposal* passes. If during an upgrade your node doesn't have enough space left or if the cosmovisor backup it is taking too much time, you can do the following:

1. Open your `realio-networkd` editor:

   <pre class="language-bash"><code class="lang-bash"><a data-footnote-ref href="#user-content-fn-1">sudo</a> systemctl edit realio-networkd --full
   </code></pre>
2. Add the following line after the last `Environment` line:

   ```bash
   Environment="UNSAFE_SKIP_BACKUP=true"
   ```

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