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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions docs/fleet/system-settings.md
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Expand Up @@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Control which versions of `viam-agent` and `viam-server` run on each machine.
Manage version selection in the Viam app, not in your machine's JSON configuration. In the machine settings card, open **Settings** and expand **Software Updates**:

- **Agent version**: choose a release channel, a specific semver release such as `1.4.0`, or a URL to a custom binary.
To use a binary already on the machine, give its path as a `file://` URL, such as `file:///home/myuser/viam-agent` or `file://C:\Users\myuser\viam-agent.exe`.
The Viam app won't save a bare path such as `/home/myuser/viam-agent`.
- **viam-server version**: same options as agent.

The available release channels are:
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions docs/reference/viam-agent.md
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Expand Up @@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ Control which versions of `viam-agent` and `viam-server` run on the machine.
In the machine settings card in the Viam app, open **Settings** and expand **Software Updates**:

- **Agent version**: choose a release channel, a specific semver release such as `1.4.0`, or a URL to a custom binary.
To use a binary already on the machine, give its path as a `file://` URL, such as `file:///home/myuser/viam-agent` or `file://C:\Users\myuser\viam-agent.exe`.
The Viam app won't save a bare path such as `/home/myuser/viam-agent`.
- **viam-server version**: same options as agent.

The available release channels are:
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