Updating your Wallet
Updating your Hydra wallet is quite easy, however, this process changes depending on which operating system you're running, in this document we'll go over the following OS:
- Windows
- Mac OS
- Linux
Keeping your Hydra wallet up-to-date is one of the most important tasks that any staker, holder, developer and any type of Hydra user must do.
The process itself is quite simple, however it does vary depending on the operating system you're using.
If running the wallet (staking or just left it open), you will need to do the following;
- 1.Close the wallet
- 2.Download the latest Hydra wallet version from either one of these links:
- 1.Install the latest wallet using the windows installer
- 2.Once the installer finishes, launch the wallet
- 3.Voila! you've updated Hydra to the latest version available!
Please follow the instructions below:
- Close the wallet
- Download the latest Hydra wallet version from either one of these links:
- Install the latest wallet using the Mac OS dmg
- Once the upgrade finishes, launch the wallet
- Voila! you've updated Hydra to the latest version available!
Please follow these steps:
- Close the wallet (
./hydra-cli stopor clicking X in the Hydra gui) - Ensure that you have a backup copy of your wallet.dat file and data folder (.hydra) before you proceed.
- Download the latest version for your operating system from https://github.com/Hydra-Chain/node/releases and replace the files in the corresponding folders.
- Voila! you've updated Hydra to the latest version available!
When updating your node to avoid any issues, it is recommended to add the flags
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