# How to update the supervisor

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**Category:** Product support\
**Created:** [August 8, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/how-to-update-the-supervisor/3685 "2018-08-08T12:04:38Z")\
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There’s actually a way to do it manually, although I’d advise to update the BalenaOS version first. After you did that:

1. Log into “Host OS”
2. Open `/etc/resin-supervisor/supervisor.conf` in `vi`
3. Edit the version of the supervisor to match the one you need (the one that fits the BalenaOS version you’re using)
4. Save the file, and reboot the Host OS by either clicking Reboot on the device or issuing `reboot` inside the Host OS Container.

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