Create Update Flow

Update Flow is a completely customizable approach to OTA updates. An update flow is a set of actions enabling you to build reusable procedures for deploying updates to your IoT devices.

An Update Flow is a set of instructions that carries out a software update of your IoT devices. In JFrog Connect, you build an update flow using individual actions that are carried out in sequence. Each action, like Run Script or Deploy Docker, completes a discreet task in the flow. You can arrange the order of actions and use them multiple times in a flow, as needed.

To realize the full power of update flows, keep reuse in mind. When you combine features like update parameters and tags with an update flow, you can use the flow as a template that will be flexible enough to use over again for deploying software to your entire fleet.

To create an Update Flow, do the following:

1. In the Connect web UI, go to Deployment in the left menu and click the Create Update Flow tab.

1. Add a Flow Name, e.g., update-docker-image.

2. Drag and drop the actions you need in the flow and complete the configuration for each action. To configure an action, click on it in the flow column.

3. To reboot the device after all the actions have run, mark Reboot after Update.

4. To configure a general rollback in case of failure, click Rollback.

5. Click Create Flow and then go to the Update Flows tab to view it in the list of flows.

What’s Next?

Learn about the actions that you can include in an update flow.