Update your Custom Log Collector Installation

The documentation provides instructions for updating custom installations of the Falcon LogScale Collector across different operating systems including Linux (Ubuntu and RedHat), macOS, and Windows. For Linux systems, specific command-line instructions are provided for package updates and downgrades, while macOS and Windows updates can be performed through straightforward over-installation of newer versions while preserving existing configurations.

If you installed your instances using any installation which is not Download and Install Falcon LogScale Collector Using Curl Commands (Full Install), you will need to follow the steps described in these sections:

Update your Custom Log Collector Installation - Linux
Ubuntu

To update or downgrade your Ubuntu installation run:

shell
sudo dpkg -i logscale-collector_x.x.x_linux_amd64.deb
RedHat

To update your Ubuntu installation run:

shell
rpm -U humio-log-collector_x.x.x_linux_amd64.deb

If you need to downgrade your Falcon LogScale Collector instance add --old before the filename of an older version.

Update your Custom Log Collector Installation - Windows

You can over-install a more recent version of the Falcon LogScale Collector as required, the configured settings are preserved when the Collector is update.

Update your Custom Log Collector Installation - macOS

You can over-install a more recent version of the Falcon LogScale Collector as required.