You can enable automatic update checks so that your GitHub Enterprise instance checks for and downloads the latest GitHub Enterprise release.

Automatic update check screen

When an upgrade package is automatically downloaded for your GitHub Enterprise instance, you'll receive a message letting you know you can upgrade GitHub Enterprise. Packages are downloaded to the /var/lib/ghe-updates directory on your GitHub Enterprise appliance. For more information, see "Upgrading GitHub Enterprise."

Tip: To enable automatic update checks, your GitHub Enterprise instance must be able to connect to https://github-enterprise.s3.amazonaws.com.

  1. Sign in to your GitHub Enterprise instance at http(s)://[hostname]/login.

  2. Updates menu itemClick Updates.

  3. Button for enabling automatic updatesClick Yes, automatically check for updates.

To see if your instance is up-to-date, check the banner on your GitHub Enterprise instance.

Banner indicating your release of GitHub Enterprise

Under Logs, you can see the status of the most recent update check:

Logs for update