Updating DoHzel Proxy#

Production builds of DoHzel Proxy can check for and apply updates automatically.

Check version and update status#

dohzel-proxy version
dohzel-proxy status

If an update is available, status reports Version: new version available (<version>).

Enable or disable auto-update#

dohzel-proxy update on
dohzel-proxy update off

Apply an available update#

When auto-update is enabled, restart the proxy service to apply a pending update:

# Linux
sudo systemctl restart dohzel-proxy

# Windows (PowerShell as Administrator)
dohzel-proxy service restart

# macOS
sudo dohzel-proxy service restart

On Windows, you can also replace the installed binary manually:

dohzel-proxy service update

Verify the update with dohzel-proxy version.

Note: Development builds (version string contains -DEV) disable production auto-update checks. status reports Version: DISABLED.

See the CLI reference for all service management commands.