Setting the Studio update site

To determine whether an update is available, Studio contacts an update site. If an update is available, Studio downloads the update.

The update site can be one of the following:

  • a secure site managed by Guidewire
  • an internal site managed by you

Use the Guidewire update site for Studio updates

About this task

Guidewire provides a secure site that Studio can contact to download updates.

Note: The Guidewire update site is a secure server that only Studio can access. You cannot access this server yourself, such as by using a web browser.

Procedure

  1. Click File > Settings.
  2. In the Settings dialog, in the navigation list, click Guidewire Studio.
  3. In the Update section, set the Update Site URL text box to the following:

    https://studio-release.guidewire.com/releases/

Use an internal site for Studio updates

About this task

Instead of having Guidewire Studio download updates from the update server managed by Guidewire, you can set up your own internal update site. You may want to use an internal update site if you have multiple Studio installations that do not have Internet access to the Guidewire update server. You can also use an internal update site to closely manage when your Studio installations are updated.

Your update site can be a web server, FTP server, network file share, or any location accessible using standard URL protocols such as http, ftp, file, and so on.

Procedure

  1. Download the Studio update files. See Download update files from the Guidewire Community.
  2. Place the Studio update files in the shared location in your update site.
  3. Create a file that identifies the latest Studio update. Studio checks this file to determine when an update is available.
    1. In the shared location on your update site, create a text file named metadata.txt.
    2. Edit metadata.txt and add a line that specifies a Studio major release and the latest minor release number for that major release.
      For example, the following specifies that for any Studio "3.0.x" major release, Studio updates to the "3.0.4" minor release:
      3.0.x = 3.0.4
  4. In Studio, click File > Settings.
  5. In the Settings dialog, in the navigation list, click Guidewire Studio.
  6. In the Update section, set the Update Site URL text box to the URL of your update site.
  7. Repeat from step 4 for each instance of Studio that updates from your update site.

What to do next

When you place a new Studio release in your update site, edit metadata.txt and change the minor release number to match the latest release.