iredmail-doc/en_US/upgrade/0-upgrade.iredapd.md

# Upgrade iRedAPD

!!! note

    * Release Notes are available here: [iRedAPD Release Notes](./iredapd.releases.html).
    * If you're trying to upgrade iRedAPD-1.3.x or earlier releases to the latest
      iRedAPD, please check this tutorial instead: 
      [Upgrade iRedAPD from v1.3.x or earlier versions to latest release](./upgrade.old.iredapd.html).
    * iRedMail and iRedAdmin-Pro completely drop support for Cluebringer, if
      you're still running Cluebringer, please migrate to iRedAPD by following
      [our tutorial](./cluebringer.to.iredapd.html).
    * We offer remote upgrade service, check [the price](../support.html) and [contact us](../contact.html).

This tutorial describes how to upgrade iRedAPD from `1.4.0` or later releases
to the latest stable release. It's applicable on all Linux/BSD distributions
supported by iRedMail.

1. Download the latest stable release here: <http://www.iredmail.org/yum/misc/>.
   For example, iRedAPD-1.7.0.tar.bz2.
1. Upload it to your iRedMail server. Assume it's `/root/iRedAPD-1.7.0.tar.bz2`.
1. Extract downloaded package and execute upgrade script:

!!! attention

    If you're running iRedMail with OpenLDAP or MySQL/MariaDB backends,
    upgrading from iRedAPD-1.6.0 or earlier releases requires MySQL root username
    and password, please get them before you run upgrade script.

```
# cd /root
# tar xjf iRedAPD-1.7.0.tar.bz2
# cd iRedAPD-1.7.0/tools/
# bash upgrade_iredapd.sh
```

That's all.


!!! note "Plugins"

    * It's recommended to enable plugin `reject_null_sender` in iRedAPD-1.4.4
      or later releases to prevent authenticated user sending spam as null sender.

    * Plugin `amavisd_wblist` is required for whitelisting and blacklisting.

## See Also

* [Migrate Cluebringer to iRedAPD](./cluebringer.to.iredapd.html)