Move in to the installation inventory. Note: The homebox
directory in this dir (/opt/homebox/homebox/) is the application itself - there is the .env
and .data
file and directory. Do not disrupt the two hidden items.
cd /opt/homebox/
Backup/move the HomeBox application directory to make room for the new version
mv homebox homebox-bak
Download the latest release of HB
wget -q https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/releases/latest/download/homebox_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz
Extract the archive and set it's owner and permissions
tar -xzvf homebox_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz && \
chown root:root homebox
Restart HomeBox
systemctl restart homebox.service && \
systemctl status homebox.service