# Updating :: docs - libreevent
Looking for a free and open source event management solution you can host yourself? libreevent is a project that does exactly that.

# Updating

Updating libreǝvent is important to keep it secure, performant and bug-free. Currently, updating libreevent involves manually uploading the new files.

IMPORTANT: make sure to ALWAYS download the data and config directories before updating to not lose any data in case something goes wrong! When uploading, do NOT upload the data and config directories except the release note tell you anything else. Please also always follow any notes detailed in the release notes.

To update, download the latest version of libreevent from the download page. Then, open up FileZilla or any other FTP client, connect to your webhosting account and navigate to the libreevent directory. Then, unzip the downloaded libreevent package. In FileZilla, navigate to the extracted archive on the local side. Select all folders, bar config and data upload them.

Then, restart libreevent.