Upgrade to v2.6.0

To upgrade to Balance Bot v2.6.0, please take the following steps:

  1. Just in case, from the Bot Manager, download a backup of your configuration
  2. Make sure you’re using NodeJS version 16 or above (see updating NodeJS)
  3. Go to your console (command prompt or similar)
  4. Go into the installer (on Windows/Mac: node install – on Linux/Raspberry Pi: bbmenu)
  5. Update the installer, option u
  6. Once the installer has been updated, from the installer re-install BB, option 3 (so don’t do option 2)

Upgrade to v2.3.0

The upgrade to Balance Bot v2.3.0 requires a few extra steps to get installed. Please follow this guide carefully.

Manual Installation

If you’ve installed BB manually on your PC, do the following:

  • On the command prompt, open the installer with: node install
  • Update the installer with option: u
  • Once again, open the installer (node install) and make sure the installer is at version v2.3.1 (!) If this is not the case, stop here and ask for help
  • Update BB with option: 2
  • Start BB with: node bb

Cloud Deployment

If you’ve installed BB on a Linux server using the Linux installer, do the following:

  • You need to run a one-time migration script
  • Log in to your cloud server
  • On the command prompt, paste the following command and press enter: wget -P /tmp -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hodlerhacks/balance-bot-ubuntu-script/master/bb_migrate.sh bb_migrate.sh;bash /tmp/bb_migrate.sh
  • Open bbmenu and make sure the install script is at version 2.3.1 (!)
  • BB should have restarted automatically

Upgrade to v2.1.0

The upgrade to Balance Bot v2.1.0 has some breaking changes, and requires a few extra steps to get installed. Please follow this guide carefully.

Manual Installation

If you’ve installed BB manually on your PC, do the following:

  • Download the latest installer here
  • Open/unpack the zip file and go into its ‘balance-bot’ folder
  • Copy all of the folder’s content, files and folder
  • Paste those into your BB installation folder, typically c:\balance-bot
  • Open the console and move into your BB installation folder
  • Type: node install
  • Select option 3 from the menu – this will reinstall BB, but keep your settings and bot configurations
  • Once the installation is done, start BB as usual: node bb
  • Open the Bot Manager at http://localhost:3000
  • From the Bot Manager, open your bot dashboard(s) by clicking the ‘dashboard’ button
  • NOTE: the URL for the bot dashboard has changed. For instance, bot001 moved from http://localhost:3001 to http://localhost:3000/bot001

Cloud Deployment

If you’ve installed BB on a Linux server using the Linux installer, do the following:

  • In the console, at the command prompt, remove the old installer (this may result in an error, but that’s fine, just ignore that):

rm -r /tmp/bb_install.sh; rm -r /var/opt/balance-bot-ubuntu-script

  • And install the latest installer:

wget -P /tmp -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hodlerhacks/balance-bot-ubuntu-script/master/bb_install.sh bb_install.sh;bash /tmp/bb_install.sh