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* Closes #13366: Update documentation for main branch

* Clarify wording
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## 3. Install the Latest Release
As with the initial installation, you can upgrade NetBox by either downloading the latest release package or by cloning the `master` branch of the git repository.
As with the initial installation, you can upgrade NetBox by either downloading the latest release package or by checking out the latest production release from the git repository.
!!! warning
Use the same method as you used to install NetBox originally
Use the same method as you used to install NetBox originally.
If you are not sure how NetBox was installed originally, check with this command:
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ls -ld /opt/netbox /opt/netbox/.git
```
If NetBox was installed from a release package, then `/opt/netbox` will be a
symlink pointing to the current version, and `/opt/netbox/.git` will not
exist. If it was installed from git, then `/opt/netbox` and
`/opt/netbox/.git` will both exist as normal directories.
If NetBox was installed from a release package, then `/opt/netbox` will be a symlink pointing to the current version, and `/opt/netbox/.git` will not exist. If it was installed from git, then `/opt/netbox` and `/opt/netbox/.git` will both exist as normal directories.
### Option A: Download a Release
@@ -84,20 +81,20 @@ If you followed the original installation guide to set up gunicorn, be sure to c
sudo cp /opt/netbox-$OLDVER/gunicorn.py /opt/netbox/
```
### Option B: Clone the Git Repository
### Option B: Check Out a Git Release
This guide assumes that NetBox is installed at `/opt/netbox`. Pull down the most recent iteration of the master branch:
This guide assumes that NetBox is installed at `/opt/netbox`. First, determine the latest release either by visiting our [releases page](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/releases) or by running the following `git` commands:
```no-highlight
cd /opt/netbox
sudo git checkout master
sudo git pull origin master
```
sudo git fetch --tags
git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1)
```
!!! info "Checking out an older release"
If you need to upgrade to an older version rather than the current stable release, you can check out any valid [git tag](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/tags), each of which represents a release. For example, to checkout the code for NetBox v2.11.11, do:
Check out the desired release by specifying its tag:
sudo git checkout v2.11.11
```
sudo git checkout v4.2.0
```
## 4. Run the Upgrade Script