ThingsBoard Edge CE v3.7.x upgrade instructions for Windows

• Backup before upgrading
• Upgrading Edge CE to 3.7.0
  • Download the Edge package
  • Run the upgrade script
  • Start the service

Backup before upgrading

Make sure your system has enough free space to store the backup.

Stop the Edge service:

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net stop tb-edge

To back up the database, follow these steps:

1. Launch pgAdmin and log in as the postgres superuser.
2. In the left sidebar, expand your server and locate the tb_edge database.
3. Right-click tb_edge and select Backup.
4. In the Backup Dialog, specify a filename and location for your backup.
5. Click Backup to create the backup file.

Upgrading Edge CE to 3.7.0

Ensure your ThingsBoard Server is up to date before updating ThingsBoard Edge.

If your Server version is outdated, upgrade it first.

The following instructions are applicable for ThingsBoard Edge 3.6.4 version.

Important note before upgrading to ThingsBoard 3.7

ThingsBoard backend was migrated to Java 17. Install JDK 17 and ensure that system’s default Java version is set to 17.

Please refer to Step 1 of the installation guide for detailed instructions.

Download the Edge package

Download ThingsBoard Edge package for Windows: tb-edge-windows-3.7.zip.

Stop the Edge service:

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net stop tb-edge

Make a backup of your ThingsBoard Edge configuration located in <ThingsBoard Edge install dir>\conf (for example, C:\tb-edge\conf).

Extract and update configuration:

• Extract the ThingsBoard Edge package.
• Compare your old configuration files (from the backup) with the new ones.
• Merge any custom settings into the new configuration files.

Run the upgrade script

Note: The upgrade script must be run with Administrator privileges.

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C:\tb-edge>upgrade.bat --fromVersion=3.6.4

Start the service

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net start tb-edge