Updating package remotely

[kaj 316]

As I will now be living in a location remote from my NAS, where the internet may not always be stable, is there a way to get my Synology to update Emby using the manually downloaded spk (using Download Manager on the remote NAS), rather than downloading the spk on my remote computer then having Package Manager wanting to upload that spk to the remote NAS for installation?

Thanks for any advice.

 

[Luke 42077]

@FrostByte have you tried this?

[FrostByte 5392]

No, I haven't, but it looks like you should be able to download it with something like Download Station directly to the NAS.  I'll give it a shot.  I know there's a new beta rolling out soon.  I've always done something like kaj does and downloaded it my Windows machine and pointed Package Center to that location for installing.  

The best solution I would think would be to ask Synology to enable automatic updates from the store.  That would be stable releases though

[kaj 316]

Thanks @FrostByte. It's no problem for me to use Download Station to get the spk, but whenever you try to choose a directory to update the package in Package Manager, it will ask for a folder on the computer you are using, so the remote one...you can't select a location on the remote NAS.

[FrostByte 5392]

Ahh, that's true for some reason PC doesn't like local folders

[kaj 316]

Ok, I worked it out

Download the package using Download Station  to a location on the remote NAS.

SSH in and run: sudo synopkg install <package.spk>

Bingo, all updated

[Audiomixer 374]

Can you believe i use my iPad for this? I download the emby server update to my ipad icloud drive, then log into my remote nas using synology quickconnect. Then go to packages as usual and update emby pointing to the file on my ipad. Works like a charm.

[kaj 316]

1 minute ago, Audiomixer said:

Can you believe i use my iPad for this? I download the emby server update to my ipad icloud drive, then log into my remote nas using synology quickconnect. Then go to packages as usual and update emby pointing to the file on my ipad. Works like a charm.

But if your iPad is remote it will still use the spk from your iPad, uploading it to you NAS before installing it. I wanted to avoid this.

[FrostByte 5392]

Just now, kaj said:

Ok, I worked it out

Download the package using Download Station  to a location on the remote NAS.

SSH in and run: sudo synopkg install <package.spk>

Bingo, all updated

Excellent, I could probably write a guide for that if someone thought others would use it

[Audiomixer 374]

11 minutes ago, kaj said:

But if your iPad is remote it will still use the spk from your iPad, uploading it to you NAS before installing it. I wanted to avoid this.

True, although i normally dont have SSH in enabled so by the time i enable it and ssh in, i find it easier to just allow the ipad to upload and then install. Of course if internet is really slow, i can see the advantage of what you are doing.

On edit. A genuine @FrostByte tutorial would be great.

Edited August 15, 2022 by Audiomixer

[FrostByte 5392]

Ok, I'll get this up in the guide section tonight after I finish watching The Gray Man.

 

I just did this with today's beta.  It will be using Download Station and Windows Terminal/Powershell as ssh client to remote in, but people other OS like Mac can just use whatever tools like.

Edited August 15, 2022 by FrostByte

[kaj 316]

3 minutes ago, Audiomixer said:

True, although i normally dont have SSH in enabled so by the time i enable it and ssh in, i find it easier to just allow the ipad to upload and then install. Of course if internet is really slow, i can see the advantage of what you are doing.

On edit. A genuine @FrostByte tutorial would be great.

Yes, moving to a remote location, having to rely on 4G, I'm worried that if there is an interruption to the upload process, things will get messed up. This way will hopefully stop any updating problems.. (Addicted to beta releases...  )

[kaj 316]

1 minute ago, FrostByte said:

Ok, I'll get this up in the guide section tonight after I finish watching The Gray Man.

 

I just did this with today's beta.  It will be using Download Station and Windows Terminal/Powershell as ssh client to remote in, but people other US like Mac can just use whatever tools like.

Yup, worked perfectly for me too, using Bitvise SSH

[FrostByte 5392]

First hack is up.

[kaj 316]

33 minutes ago, FrostByte said:

First hack is up.

Looks great...simple and to the point