Checking for Updates
How DeployOS updates itself in place, and how your license's update window affects which versions you can install.
DeployOS checks for new versions on demand, not silently in the background — you're always the one who decides to check and install.
Checking and installing
From Settings → App updates:
- Click Check for updates.
- If a new version exists, its version number and release notes are shown.
- Click Download & install — the update downloads, verifies, and installs in place, then the app relaunches on the new version automatically.
Your servers, credentials, and settings are untouched by an update — only the app binary itself changes.
Updates are signed
Every release is cryptographically signed; an update that doesn't verify against DeployOS's signing key is rejected automatically rather than installed. This is the same mechanism Tauri's updater uses generally — DeployOS doesn't roll its own.
How your license affects this
Every license includes a window of free updates — 1 year for Solo/Pro (or lifetime, for Free and Founder's Edition licenses). See License Plans & Billing for what "1 year of updates" actually means.
If you check for updates and the latest release was published after your update window ended, DeployOS tells you plainly instead of installing it:
v1.4.0 was released after your update window ended (
<date>). Your current version keeps working forever — renew for 50% off to get new versions.
Your current installed version is never taken away or disabled by an expired update window — this only blocks pulling in versions released after that window closed. Renewing extends the window from your Billing page.