--- title: How to update Dokku | daily.dev description: A short guide explains the fastest way to update Dokku, a self-hosted PaaS, using the `dokku-update run` command, which may require sudo since it updates apt... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-update-dokku-cufw9dhrn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to update Dokku | daily.dev og:description: A short guide explains the fastest way to update Dokku, a self-hosted PaaS, using the `dokku-update run` command, which may require sudo since it updates apt... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-update-dokku-cufw9dhrn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/cufw9DHRN.png og:image:alt: How to update Dokku og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to update Dokku **[Daniel Petrica](https://daily.dev/sources/danielpetrica)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A short guide explains the fastest way to update Dokku, a self-hosted PaaS, using the `dokku-update run` command, which may require sudo since it updates apt packages and rebuilds apps to pick up new buildpacks. It also points to the official Dokku documentation for manual update instructions and notes the latest release at the time was v0.30.7. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I update Dokku to the latest version? Run the dokku-update command with `dokku-update run`, which is the fastest way to update a Dokku installation. Depending on the setup, sudo may be required since the process updates apt packages. It also rebuilds existing apps afterward so they can take advantage of any new buildpacks released since the last update. _daily.dev surfaces practical fixes like this for developers maintaining self-hosted Dokku deployments._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Using Komodo to Run Docker Commands from a Web Interface](https://daily.dev/posts/using-komodo-to-run-docker-commands-from-a-web-interface-rszaxpm0z) · Noted · 22 upvotes · 2 comments - [Run a Dockerfile on Vercel](https://daily.dev/posts/run-a-dockerfile-on-vercel-hn3hhwkoh) · Flavio Copes · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Moving beyond CI/CD with Dokploy](https://daily.dev/posts/moving-beyond-ci-cd-with-dokploy-759dgdb3g) · LogRocket · 3 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#devops](https://daily.dev/tags/devops), [#self-hosting](https://daily.dev/tags/self-hosting) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-update-dokku-cufw9dhrn) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"How to update Dokku","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-update-dokku-cufw9dhrn","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-update-dokku-cufw9dhrn"},"datePublished":"2026-09-29T12:32:28.717Z","dateModified":"2026-09-29T12:32:52.858Z","description":"A short guide explains the fastest way to update Dokku, a self-hosted PaaS, using the `dokku-update run` command, which may require sudo since it updates apt...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/ebabbac73720a3e5222e01cc1598738d?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/ebabbac73720a3e5222e01cc1598738d?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Daniel Petrica","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Daniel Petrica","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--jkfwlnJz--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774964393/logos/danielpetrica?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/danielpetrica"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-update-dokku-cufw9dhrn","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"devops,self-hosting","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Daniel Petrica","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/danielpetrica"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How to update Dokku"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-update-dokku-cufw9dhrn#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I update Dokku to the latest version?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Run the dokku-update command with `dokku-update run`, which is the fastest way to update a Dokku installation. 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