From 0b1b533ea6ed1314f22d5b7387a2cd5a75149a4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: TC <tc@geekministry.org>
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2024 16:59:44 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Added examples for setting up auto updates. Cleaned up some
 formatting. [ci skip]

---
 INSTALL.md | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 1aa62118..089ad532 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ sudo apt update
 sudo apt install veilid-server veilid-cli
 ```
 
-***Step 6***: Start veilid-server.service
+**Step 6**: Start veilid-server.service
 
 Go to [Start headless node](#start-headless-node)
 
-***Step 7***: View Node Activity
+**Step 7**: View Node Activity
 
 Invoke the Veilid CLI utility.
 
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://packages.veilid.net/rpm/nightly/x86_6
 sudo dnf install veilid-server veilid-cli
 ```
 
-***Step 3***: Start veilid-server.service
+**Step 3**: Start veilid-server.service
 
 Go to [Start headless node](#start-headless-node)
 
-***Step 4***: View Node Activity
+**Step 4**: View Node Activity
 
 Invoke the Veilid CLI utility.
 
@@ -130,7 +130,44 @@ Or use _sudo_ to invoke as the _veilid_ user
 sudo -u veilid veilid-cli
 ```
 
+### Setup Auto Updates
+
+**Stable Releases**
+
+We set the bootstrap nodes to check for updates every hour by using crontab
+
+On a Debian based machine:
+
+```shell
+sudo crontab -e
+```
+
+In the editor that opens append:
+```shell
+0 * * * * apt -y update && apt -y upgrade veilid-cli veilid-server > ~/auto_updates.log 2>&1
+```
+
+**Nightly Releases**
+
+The nightly auto release triggers at 11PM US Central Time. The following crontab exmaple will
+trigger at 6AM for your machine's local time which should give plenty of time for the auto release
+to complete no matter where you are in the world.
+
+```shell
+sudo crontab -e
+```
+
+In the editor that opens append:
+```shell
+* 6 * * * apt -y update && apt -y upgrade veilid-cli veilid-server > ~/auto_updates.log 2>&1
+```
+
+**Fedora Based Machines**
+
+The above steps should work, replace the apt commands with appropriate dnf commands.
+
 ### macOS
+***Not maintained by the Veilid team. Seek assistance in the Discord community.***
 
 Veilid is available [via Homebrew](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/veilid).