A TrueCharts automatic and bulk update utility

Jan 20, 2022 1 min read

truetool

A easy tool for frequently used TrueNAS SCALE CLI utilities.
Previously known as “trueupdate”

How to install

run pip install truetool

Please be aware you will need to reinstall after every SCALE update

How to Update

run pip install --upgrade truetool

How to use

running truetool should be a good start.

Additional options are available:

Help

truetool -h for the CLI help page

Update

truetool -u or truetool --update updates TrueNAS SCALE Apps
truetool --catalog CATALOGNAME where CATALOGNAME is the name of the catalog you want to process in caps
truetool --versioning SCHEME where SCHEME is the highest semver version you want to process. options: patch, minor and major
truetool -a or truetool --all updates both active (running) and non-active (stuck or stopped) Apps

Backup

truetool -b or truetool --backup backup the complete Apps system prior to updates
truetool -r or truetool --restore restores a specific backup by name

Other

truetool -s or truetool --sync to sync the catalogs before running updates
truetool -p or truetool --prune to prune (remove) old docker images after running auto-update

GitHub

Charts Automation Utility Tool

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