In this article, we will look into the steps to upgrade from Skedler version 5.x to the latest version. 

Backup reporting.yml

Before upgrading to the latest version, take a backup copy of the reporting.yml file from your current skedler-xg folder.

Install Skedler latest version.

Navigate to the old skedler-xg package and remove it.

Download the new Zip file for Skedler Reports

Unzip Skedler package and navigate to $skedler-home.

Open Windows PowerShell in Run as Administrator mode and navigate to the skedler-xg package. 

Restore reporting.yml

Finally replace the backed up reporting.yml file in the new skedler-xg folder.

Start Skedler Manually

In the terminal, start skedler manually by executing the following command from $skedler_home.

bin\skedler.bat

Start Skedler as a service (v6.1.0 and above)

Run the install_as_service.bat file from the $skedler_home folder by using the following command:

.\install_as_service.bat

After running the above command, the Skedler service will be automatically up and running; to stop the service, you can open your local windows service manager, right-click on the Skedler-TLS, and click on the stop option from the pop-up menu.

To remove the application as a service, execute the following command from $skedler_home:

.\install_as_service.bat remove

Start Skedler as a service (v5.x to v6.0.2)

Run the install_as_service.bat file from the $skedler_home folder by using the following command:

.\install_as_service.bat

To start the Skedler as a service, execute the following command from $skedler_home:

bin\skedler-service.bat start

To stop Skedler as a service, execute the following command from $skedler_home:

bin\skedler-service.bat stop

To restart the Skedler as a service, execute the following command from $skedler_home:

bin\skedler-service.bat restart