The file nym_updater.py has been added to the repository
nym-node Updater
Simple Python script to check and update nym-node binary from GitHub releases.
Features
- Checks current nym-node version
- Fetches latest release from GitHub
- Downloads and compares versions
- Interactive or automatic update
- Optional service restart
- Comprehensive logging
Requirements (if required)
pip install requests
Usage
Interactive mode
./nym_updater.py
Script will ask for confirmation before updating and restarting service.
Automatic mode
./nym_updater.py -y
Automatically answers “yes” to all prompts (update + service restart).
What it does
- Finds your current nym-node installation
- Gets current Build Version
- Checks GitHub for latest release
- Downloads new binary to
/tmp/nym-update/ - Compares versions
- If update available:
- Creates backup of current binary
- Replaces binary using
sudo - Optionally restarts
nym-node.service
Example output
📦 Current Build Version: 2025-01-15T10:30:00Z
🌐 Latest Release: nym-binaries-v2025.20-leerdammer
📥 Downloaded Build Version: 2025-01-20T14:45:00Z
✅ Update available! (2025-01-20T14:45:00Z > 2025-01-15T10:30:00Z)
Do you want to update? [y/N]: y
✅ Update successful!
Restart nym-node.service? [y/N]: y
✅ Service restarted successfully