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title: "The September Fly Changelog: New Names and Easier Updates"
description: "September’s Fly CLI changes focus on easier installation, updates, and Windows 10 use while also adding static-site deployment options and app-initialization controls. The installer still installs flyctl but now creates a symbolic link for fly, beginning a planned migration to fly as the CLI’s actual name; fly version update now downloads and installs the latest release. New hugo-static and staticplus builders support static websites, with hugo-static running a Hugo build before deployment and staticplus adding HTTPS redirection for custom domains, though staticplus is slated for retirement. Windows received PowerShell-based installation and updating, while fly init gained --overwrite and --nowrite for controlling fly.toml changes and supporting deployments under alternate app names recorded in fly.alias. The release also included DNS and domains command updates, Alpine avoidance for builtins, a Deno builder change removing the deps.ts requirement, and improved allocation displays."
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# The September Fly Changelog: New Names and Easier Updates

[Fly.io](https://yomu.fyi/company/fly-io) · Sep 30, 2020

**Type:** Announcement

## Summary

September’s Fly CLI changes focus on easier installation, updates, and Windows 10 use while also adding static-site deployment options and app-initialization controls. The installer still installs flyctl but now creates a symbolic link for fly, beginning a planned migration to fly as the CLI’s actual name; fly version update now downloads and installs the latest release. New hugo-static and staticplus builders support static websites, with hugo-static running a Hugo build before deployment and staticplus adding HTTPS redirection for custom domains, though staticplus is slated for retirement. Windows received PowerShell-based installation and updating, while fly init gained --overwrite and --nowrite for controlling fly.toml changes and supporting deployments under alternate app names recorded in fly.alias. The release also included DNS and domains command updates, Alpine avoidance for builtins, a Deno builder change removing the deps.ts requirement, and improved allocation displays.

## Context

September updates addressed requests for a shorter fly command, easier CLI updates, better Windows 10 installation and updating, and more control over whether fly init overwrites configuration.

## Approach / What changed

The installer creates a fly symlink alongside flyctl, fly version update installs the latest release, PowerShell-based Windows support was added, and new builder and fly init options extend deployment and configuration workflows.

## Takeaways

- fly version update automatically downloads and installs the latest Fly CLI version.
- The hugo-static builder runs a Hugo build and deploys the results as a static website; staticplus adds HTTPS redirection for custom domains but is slated for retirement.
- fly init --nowrite preserves the current fly.toml and records alternate app names in fly.alias, while --overwrite always replaces fly.toml.

**Tags:** [Deployment](https://yomu.fyi/topic/deployment), [Fly](https://yomu.fyi/topic/fly)

- Source: [Fly.io](https://fly.io/blog/the-september-fly-changelog-new-names-and-easier-updates)
- Source URL: https://fly.io/blog/the-september-fly-changelog-new-names-and-easier-updates
- Ingested by Yomu: 2026-09-02T11:59:12.973Z

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