How to switch between different releases of ShArc

Version: 0.3

September 2025

This guide explains how to configure your server container to use different releases of ShArc.

Available releases:

• Preview: early access to upcoming features to shape development: layer2.azurecr.io/sharc:preview
• Latest: latest public version: layer2.azurecr.io/sharc:latest
• Alpha for testing bug fixes: layer2.azurecr.io/sharc:alpha

How to switch releases (Azure App Service):

1. Navigate to your ShArc Resource Group
   
   
2. Go to the ShArc App Service

    

3. Open the console and set the subscription to the same one of ShArc:
   az account set --subscription yourSubscriptionId

    

4. Then switch the container:
   az webapp config container set -g "Your Resource Group for ShArc" -n "Your ShArc App Service Name" --container-image-name "the image - for example layer2.azurecr.io/sharc:latest"

    

5. PowerShell output after this step is done:

    

6. Refresh the page and check the container image. Then stop the server.

    

7. After 30 seconds start the server again and check the info page. If the version does not say preview or alpha you have the latest one.