Installing an Update using the Patch

Updated by Cheryl Wallace

The TH6 Patch.zip is a simple alternative to using the installer to update an existing ToolHound 6 installation as using the installer requires you know the SQL connection string and site URL details and can overwrite certain details in the appsettings.json configuration file.

Before getting started, download TH6 Patch.Net8.zip from our download link.

On Premise installations updating from versions prior to 6.2024.520 can require a change to the appsettings.json depending on your SQL Server configuration. This is due to a breaking change from Microsoft. If this is not addressed, an error message will be displayed and users will not be able to log in.

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For On Premise installations updating from versions prior to 6.2024.314.0 an update from .Net 6 to the .Net 8 Web Hosting Bundle is required. Either install the .Net 8 Web Hosting Bundle prior to applying the update patch or use the installer which includes the file. Note that IIS must be restarted after updating to the .Net 8 Web Hosting Bundle. Installing the update without the .Net 8 Web Hosting Bundle will cause the site to fail to load.

To use TH6 Patch,

  1. Stop the ToolHound 6 site in IIS.
  2. Extract the files from the zip and copy them into your installation path (overwriting the existing files).
  3. Restart the site in IIS.
  4. Log into the browser to trigger scripts.
The first user login after the update is applied triggers scripts that complete the update regardless of the method chosen to update TH6.
  1. Update mobile devices from the appropriate app store if applicable for this release.

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