feat: documentation site

Docusaurus 3 docs-only site at docsite/, served statically by nginx under
/docs on the marketing host. Covers getting started (self-hosted install
through first server and first licence), the control plane, Vantage HQ,
a reference section and operations.

Wired into docker-compose.site.yml as docsite (3005:80) and into the
image build workflow, rebuilding on its own directory only. Never added
to the self-hosted compose file.
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id: agent-updates
title: Agent updates
sidebar_label: Agent updates
---
Agents are versioned and released independently of the control plane, and update
themselves on command.
## Checking the current version
Each server's detail page shows the version it reported at its last sync.
`GET /api/agent/latest-version` reports the newest release available.
## Updating from the UI
**Servers → *a server* → Update agent** pushes `UpdateAgentCmd` with a target
version. The agent then:
1. Downloads the binary for its platform from the release.
2. Verifies the SHA-256 against `checksums.txt`.
3. Stops itself, replaces the binary in place, and starts again.
`Restart=always` on the systemd unit is what makes the last step work.
The server briefly goes `offline` and comes back within a poll interval or two.
## Updating from the machine
There is a dynamic update script, the counterpart to the install one:
```bash
curl -fsSL https://vantage.example.com/update | bash
```
```powershell
irm https://vantage.example.com/update.ps1 | iex
```
It does the same download, checksum and replace, then restarts the service. Use
this when the control plane cannot push — for example, when the machine is
reachable but its command stream is not.
## Rolling out across a fleet
There is no built-in bulk update. Two reasonable approaches:
- Update from each server's page, a few at a time.
- Build a [workflow](../vantage/workflows.md) whose step runs the update script,
and target it at the machines you want. That gives you ordering, failure
handling and a log.
:::tip Update a canary first
An agent that fails to start after replacing itself needs hands on that machine.
Do one, confirm it returns to `active`, then do the rest.
:::
## Version compatibility
The gRPC API is versioned to tolerate an agent older than the control plane. The
reverse — an agent newer than the control plane — is not a case anyone tests.
Upgrade the control plane first.
Agents report their version on every `SyncKeys`, so a fleet running mixed
versions is visible in the server list rather than something you have to go
looking for.
## If an update fails
| Symptom | Cause |
| --- | --- |
| "Checksum mismatch" | Interrupted download, or a proxy rewriting the body. Retry |
| Downloads nothing | The machine cannot reach `gitea.hostxtra.co.uk` |
| Service will not start afterwards | Wrong architecture binary, or the file was replaced while a different service manager held it. Reinstall with the install one-liner |
Reinstalling is always safe: the config file is left alone, so the agent comes
back with the same identity and token.