From 39c458f32182b2ec4c9421013bef656440dcc699 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: elpatron <m.busche@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 16:06:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Build and install the [Beszel](https://beszel.dev) agent under Microsoft Windows
 
 Download and extract [install-beszel-service.zip](https://gitea.elpatron.me/elpatron/Install-Beszel-Agent/releases/download/1.0/install-beszel-service.zip).
 
-Open a `cmd.exe` shell and start the build-script:
+Open a `cmd.exe` shell, `cd` into the script directory (where you extracted the archive) and start the build-script:
 
 ```
 .\build_agent.cmd
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ The script will install *Git* and *Go* (if not yet installed) with *Winget*, clo
 
 ### Installation
 
-Download and extract [install-beszel-service.zip](https://gitea.elpatron.me/elpatron/Install-Beszel-Agent/releases/download/1.0/install-beszel-service.zip) if you haven´t done this in *(1) Building the executable*.
+Download and extract [install-beszel-service.zip](https://gitea.elpatron.me/elpatron/Install-Beszel-Agent/releases/download/1.0/install-beszel-service.zip) if you haven´t done this in before.
 
-Open a `cmd.exe` shell with **administrative rights** .
+Open a `cmd.exe` shell with **administrative rights** and `cd` into the script directory (where you extracted the archive).
 
 If you have built the agent by yourself: Copy your `agent.exe` binary to the directory where you extracted the scripts. Overwrite `agent.exe` from the archive.
 
@@ -52,4 +52,44 @@ The script copies `agent.exe` into the directory `%ProgramFiles%\BeszelAgent` an
 
 The provided `agent.exe` was compiled on January, 17th 2025 by me and should be exchanged by a self compiled or official executable, see *(1) Building the executable*.
 
-For more details, see [*Using Beszel to monitor Windows*](https://blog.ktz.me/using-beszel-to-monitor-windows/) by Alex Kretschmar.
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+For more details, see [*Using Beszel to monitor Windows*](https://blog.ktz.me/using-beszel-to-monitor-windows/) by Alex Kretschmar.
+
+## (3) Updating the service
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- To update the Beszel agent, it has to be installed using the install script.
+
+### Updating
+
+Download and extract [install-beszel-service.zip](https://gitea.elpatron.me/elpatron/Install-Beszel-Agent/releases/download/1.0/install-beszel-service.zip) if you haven´t done this before.
+
+Open a `cmd.exe` shell with **administrative rights** and `cd` into the script directory (where you extracted the archive).
+
+Start the update by launching
+
+```
+.\update_agent.cmd
+```
+
+The update will make a fresh clone of the Beszel GitHub repository, build the executable, stop the agent service, copy the new `agent.exe` to `%ProgramFiles%\BeszelAgent` and start the service.
+
+## (4) Uninstall the service
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- To uninstall the Beszel agent, it has to be installed using the install script.
+
+### Uninstalling
+
+Download and extract [install-beszel-service.zip](https://gitea.elpatron.me/elpatron/Install-Beszel-Agent/releases/download/1.0/install-beszel-service.zip) if you haven´t done this before.
+
+Open a `cmd.exe` shell with **administrative rights**.
+
+Start the update by launching
+
+```
+.\uninstall_agent.cmd
+```
+
+The script will stop and remove the Beszel service and delete the installation directory `%ProgramFiles%\BeszelAgent`.
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