Upgrade

Upgrading Connect SFTP

You can upgrade Connect either system-wide or for a single user. The upgrade process replaces the binary while preserving your license and configuration files.

System-wide upgrade

1. (Optional) Backup the current binary:

$ sudo cp /opt/connect/connect /opt/connect/connect.bak

2. Download the appropriate new binary from the official site (https://connectcli.com/downloads) and make it executable (example for amd64):

$ mv connect_linux_amd64_2.0 connect
$ chmod +x connect

3. Copy the new binary into the installation directory and set permissions:

$ sudo cp connect /opt/connect/
$ sudo chmod 755 /opt/connect/connect

4. Update or recreate the symlink (uses -f to replace existing link):

$ sudo ln -sf /opt/connect/connect /usr/local/bin/connect

5. Verify the upgrade:

$ connect --version

Single-user upgrade

1. Backup the existing binary (optional):

$ cp "$HOME/.local/bin/connect" "$HOME/.local/bin/connect.bak"

2. Download and prepare the new binary:

$ mv connect_linux_amd64_2.0 connect
$ chmod +x connect

3. Replace the user-local binary:

$ mv connect "$HOME/.local/bin/"

4. Verify the upgrade:

$ connect --version

Notes:

• Your license file (if present next to the binary) should remain valid after upgrading. If you stored the license file in the same folder as the binary, ensure it is still present after the replacement. See Deactivation if you need to move or release the license.
• If you run Connect under a service (systemd, cron, etc.), restart the service after upgrading. See the automation/systemd docs for service management.

For full installation steps, see:

Linux installation