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# Update Blockfrost Ice Breaker

In this example we will update from Ice Breaker - blockfrost-platform 0.0.1 to 0.0.2 - Updated: 3/20/2025

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## Build on Your Own Method:

## Step 1 - Update Rust

Run the following command to update Rust:

```
rustup update
```

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## Step 2 - Clone blockfrost-platform Git

Clone the blockfrost-platform git to your git folder. Run:

```
cd $HOME/git
git clone https://github.com/blockfrost/blockfrost-platform
```

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## Step 3 - Checkout Current Version

To find the current version go to <https://github.com/blockfrost/blockfrost-platform/releases/latest>[ ](https://github.com/blockfrost/blockfrost-platform/releases/latest)and look for latest version.

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To checkout current version in this case blockfrost-platform 0.0.2, first change to blockfrost-platform folder in git and then checkout version. Run:

```
cd $HOME/git/blockfrost-platform
git checkout 0.0.2
```

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## Step 4 - Build

```
cargo build --release
```

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## Step 5 - Verify the Build Version

Stay in `$HOME/git/blockfrost-platform` folder and then run:

```
./target/release/blockfrost-platform --version
```

If `blockfrost-platform 0.0.2` move to next step

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## Step 6 - Stop blockfrost-platform Service

```
sudo systemctl stop blockfrost-platform.service
```

***

## Step 7 - Move blockfrost-platform

```
cd $HOME/git/blockfrost-platform/target/release
sudo mv -f blockfrost-platform /usr/local/bin/blockfrost-platform
```

***

## Step 8 - Start blockfrost-platform Service &#x20;

```
sudo systemctl start blockfrost-platform.service
```

***

## Step 9 - Verify Version and Status&#x20;

Check version run:

```
blockfrost-platform --version
```

Should read `blockfrost-platform 0.0.2`&#x20;

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Check status

```
systemctl status blockfrost-platform
```

***

## Step 10 - Clean up

If you have the correct version and the status is good, go ahead and clean up files.

```
cd $HOME/git
rm -rf blockfrost-platform
```

***

## Congratulations you did it!

Additional sources which helped create this guide: <https://platform.blockfrost.io/get-started>

***

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