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How do I update GoModel?

Back up your database first — Updating GoModel has the backup commands for each storage backend, plus verification and rollback. Then:
Re-run the installer — it always fetches the latest release and replaces the binary in place:
Restart the gateway after updating; there is no in-place hot upgrade.

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How do I check which version I’m running?

The version is also printed on the first line of the startup log.

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Can I install a specific version, or roll back?

Yes — set GOMODEL_VERSION before running the installer:
On Windows set $env:GOMODEL_VERSION first. With Docker, use a version tag (enterpilot/gomodel:X.Y.Z) instead of latest. Replace X.Y.Z with a published GoModel release.

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Is updating safe for my data?

Yes, updating is. The schema is migrated on startup, and an update never moves or deletes your database, configuration, or cache. Rolling back needs care. Most migrations are additive, and an older binary ignores what it does not know about — but some releases rebuild storage into a new shape, as scoped budgets and rate limits did, and the older binary will not find what it expects. Restore a backup taken before the update instead. GoModel ships fast, so take one every update: Updating GoModel has the commands.

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Where does GoModel store its data?

When a ./data directory exists next to where you launch GoModel (existing deployments, the Docker image), the database stays at ./data/gomodel.db. Otherwise the binary uses your OS’s conventional per-user directories: The resolved database path is printed at startup (storage configured). SQLITE_PATH overrides the database path, and GOMODEL_CACHE_DIR overrides the model cache directory. Available from v0.1.54; older binaries always use ./data relative to the working directory.

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How do I uninstall?

Remove the binary and, if you want a clean slate, the data directories:
On Windows, delete %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\gomodel (and %LOCALAPPDATA%\gomodel for data), then remove the folder from your user PATH. For Docker, remove the container and image as usual.

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Why isn’t GoModel 100% open source?

Almost all of it is. The gateway is MIT-licensed and stays that way. A small commercial distribution — GoModel Pro, adding OIDC SSO and a couple of other extensions — is coming; it accounts for roughly 3% of the codebase. It may still end up fully open. A dual license, or something like the BSL, would keep the whole codebase readable, auditable, and forkable while still protecting it commercially. Opening the project is fairer than closing it, so that is the direction we lean. But the project has to pay for itself. After nine months of work, GoModel had earned $90 in total (August 2026). That is not a living. Keeping a small part commercial asks the companies that profit from a well-built AI gateway to pay for it, and leaves it free for everyone else. That seems like the fairest trade available. Individual features are negotiable. If something planned for Pro is a feature you need as a developer and paying for Pro doesn’t make sense for you, say so. A cheaper personal-use license — or open-sourcing that particular feature — is on the table. Ask on Discord or GitHub.
Last modified on August 31, 2026