Notify on RouterOS update

ℹ️ Info: This script can not be used on its own but requires the base installation. See main README for details.

Description

The primary use of this script is to notify about RouterOS updates.

Run from a terminal you can start the update process or schedule it.

Centrally managing update process of several devices is possibly by specifying versions safe to be updated on a web server. Versions seen in neighbor discovery can be specified to be safe as well.

Also installing patch updates (where just last digit is increased) automatically is supported.

⚠️ Warning: Installing updates is important from a security point of view. At the same time it can be source of serve breakage. So test versions in lab and read changelog and forum before deploying to your production environment! Automatic updates should be handled with care!

Sample notification

check-routeros-update notification

Requirements and installation

Just install the script:

$ScriptInstallUpdate check-routeros-update;

And add a scheduler for automatic update notification:

/system/scheduler/add interval=1d name=check-routeros-update on-event="/system/script/run check-routeros-update;" start-time=startup;

Configuration

Configuration is required only if you want to control update process with safe versions from a web server. The configuration goes to global-config-overlay, this is the parameter:

SafeUpdateNeighbor: install updates automatically if seen in neighbor list
SafeUpdateOnCap: check for updates even if device is managed by CAPsMAN
SafeUpdatePatch: install patch updates automatically
SafeUpdateUrl: url to check for safe update, the channel (long-term, stable or testing) is appended

Also notification settings are required for e-mail, matrix and/or telegram.

Usage and invocation

Be notified when run from scheduler or run it manually:

/system/script/run check-routeros-update;

If an update is found you can install it right away.