# Switch to automatic update
**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/switch-to-automatic-update/16681
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 15, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/switch-to-automatic-update/16681 "2021-04-15T21:02:55Z")
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### Author:  [@WillMorhler](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/WillMorhler)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/switch-to-automatic-update/16681/1 "2021-04-15T21:02:55Z")
I have syncthing installed on a raspberry pi through apt-get, so it doesn’t update automatically. Is there a configuration change to switch it over to automatic updates? If uninstall and reinstall is required, can I retain configuration files (what files?) so that my setup and synced folders are retained on re-installation?
Though not updated automatically, I do keep it up to date; currently on version 1.15.1.
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### Author:  [@imsodin](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/imsodin)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/switch-to-automatic-update/16681/2 "2021-04-15T21:18:00Z")
Deinstalling wont remove the config. Just deinstall, download the binary from [syncthing.net](http://syncthing.net) and use that (put it somewhere in your path with write access for updating, e.g. `~/.local/bin`).
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### Author:  [@Nummer378](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Nummer378)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/switch-to-automatic-update/16681/3 "2021-04-16T00:16:58Z")
apt-get (nowadays just apt) can (auto) update packages, as that is what a package manager is supposed to do. If you want automatic ugprades with apt, I suggest looking into [unattended-upgrades](https://wiki.debian.org/UnattendedUpgrades). There is no real need to switch to a different distribution method, altough that’s certainly a possibility. Unattended-upgrades can (and probably should) be configured in a way so that it only updates certain (allowed) packages, minimizing the risk of system breakage.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/switch-to-automatic-update/16681/4 "2021-05-16T00:17:39Z")
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