# Download key and updates

Mail Log receives updates through the official Joomla update mechanism. To allow your website to fetch them, enter your personal download key once.

## Entering the download key

1. Create your download key in your customer account on [graup-it.de](https://www.graup-it.de) (menu item *Download IDs*). One key applies per website and covers all extensions obtained through it.
2. In the backend, open *System → Update → Update Sites*.
3. Open the entry *Mail Log Update Site* and enter the key into the field *Download Key*.
4. Save.

<figure id="bkmrk-in-the-update-sites-"> ![The update sites with the field for the download key](https://docs.graup-it.de/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/wffdoku-08-download-key.png) <figcaption>In the update sites you enter the download key at the Mail Log update site.</figcaption></figure><div class="callout warning" id="bkmrk-make-sure-to-paste-t">Make sure to paste the key **without leading or trailing spaces**. A space copied along with it makes the update fail with an error message ("URL rejected" or "Package download failed").

</div>## Installing updates

1. Open *System → Update → Extensions*.
2. If a new version is available, Mail Log appears in the list. Select it and click *Update*.
3. Joomla downloads the package using your download key, verifies the checksum and installs the new version.

If Joomla finds no update although a new version exists, click *Check for Updates* first to refresh the cache.

## The manual route

You can also install any version by hand: download the ZIP and install it via *System → Install → Extensions*, just like the first installation. An update through the package overwrites the existing installation and keeps your settings and log data.

<small>Applies to version 1.0.5.</small>

[Deutsche Fassung](https://docs.graup-it.de/link/78)