# Windows ## The simplest way to update the HES server. 1. Stop the server from IIS 2. Download the zip file from 3. Extract binary files from the zip archive to your HES folder 4. Start the server from IIS ## Recommended updating the HES server with backup ### 1. Backup the HES binaries and the configuration file * Copy existed folder `C:\Hideez\HES` to `C:\Hideez\HES_old` ### 2. Backup SQL Database For MySQL database: * YOUR\_DB\_NAME – The database name may be different for you, depending on how you have named it on install. * You will need to enter the MySQL root password. ``` > cd "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin" > .\mysqldump -u root -p YOUR_DB_NAME > "C:\Hideez\HES.old\YOUR_DB_NAME.sql" ``` For Microsoft SQL Server database: * Go to the SQL Server Management Studio * Right-click on the database name Select Tasks > Backup Select "Full" as the backup type Select "Disk" as the destination Click on "Add..." to add a backup file and type `C:\Hideez\HES_old\`YOUR\_DB\_NAME`.bak` and click "OK" Click "OK" again to create the backup ### 3. Download and install the latest HES Download the zip file from , then unzip its content to the folder `C:\Hideez\HES`. ### 4. Restoring the configuration file Copy `C:\Hideez\HES_old\appsettings.Production.json` to `C:\Hideez\HES\appsettings.Production.json` in the File Explorer ### 5. Starting the HES Start the site using the IIS console ## If something goes wrong, you can restore the HES server and Database server using the following steps: 1. Stop the site using the IIS console, then rename the old folder to HES, 2. Then restore the database: **For MySQL database:** ``` > cd "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin" > Get-Content "C:\Hideez\HES_old\YOUR_DB_NAME.sql" | .\mysql.exe -u root -p YOUR_DB_NAME ``` **For Microsoft SQL Server database:** * In the SQL Server Management Studio: * In the left navigation bar, right-click on `Databases` and then click `Restore Database`. * In the `Source` section, select `Devic`e and click the button with three dots and type `C:\Hideez\HES_old\YOUR_DB_NAME.bak` * In the pop-up window that opens, click `Add` and browse for your backup file. Click `OK`. * In the left navigation menu, click `Options`. * In the pane on the right, select `Overwrite the existing database (WITH REPLACE)` and `Close existing connections to destination database`. * Click `OK`. 3. Then start the site using the IIS console. ## Update using a script In the latest versions, there is another way to update the server – using the **PowerShell** script **update.ps1**, which is located in the directory with the server (C:/Hideez/HES/update.ps1). This script has the following command line parameters: -service - Name of IIS site. Default HES -url - URL to download the update file. The default, URL will be taken from But you can override these parameters. For example, to update HES offline, from the file "windows\_x64\_latest.zip", located in the C:/Updates directory, you can run the script in PowerShell, as follows: `update.ps1 -url file://C:/Updates/windows_x64_latest.zip` --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://enterprise.hideez.com/hideez-enterprise-server/deployment/hes-update/windows.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.