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Update Testsigma agent manually

For Windows

Section titled “For Windows”

If the Testsigma Agent is already running, we need to stop it before updating the Agent. You will see a Testsigma Agent icon in the System Tray if it is already running.

Testsigma Agent windows System Tray icon

Else, skip to Step 3.

  1. First, open a new Command Prompt and navigate to the directory where Testsigma Agent is located. For example, cd D:/TestsigmaAgent
  2. Execute the stop.bat script by typing the following command and pressing Enter. ./stop.bat
  3. Delete the contents of the ‘TestsigmaAgent’ folder.
  4. From the Testsigma Agents page, download the latest Agent by clicking on the ‘Download Agent’ button on the top right corner. The Testsigma Agent zip file will be downloaded.
  5. Extract the contents of the ‘TestsigmaAgent’ folder within the downloaded zip file and place it in the ‘TestsigmaAgent’ folder in your machine.
  6. Once again, open a new Command Prompt and navigate to the directory where Testsigma Agent is located as in Step 1.
  7. Start the Testsigma Agent by typing the following command and pressing Enter key. ./start.bat

For Mac/Linux

Section titled “For Mac/Linux”

If the Testsigma Agent is already running, we need to stop it before updating the Agent. You will see a Testsigma Agent icon in the Status bar if it is already running.

Testsigma Agent Mac System Tray icon

Else, skip to Step 3.

  1. First, open a Terminal and navigate to the directory where Testsigma Agent is located.
    For example, cd /Users/< username >/TestsigmaAgent
  2. Execute the stop.sh script by typing the following command and pressing Enter. ./stop.sh
  3. Delete the contents of the ‘TestsigmaAgent’ directory.
  4. From the Testsigma Agents page, download the latest Agent by clicking on the ‘Download Agent’ button on the top right corner. The Testsigma Agent zip file will be downloaded.
  5. Extract the contents of the ‘TestsigmaAgent’ directory within the downloaded zip file and place it in the ‘TestsigmaAgent’ directory in your machine.
  6. Once again, open a new Terminal and navigate to the directory where Testsigma Agent is located as in Step 1.
  7. Start the Testsigma Agent by typing the following command and pressing Enter key.
    ./start.sh