> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://second.tech/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Update or uninstall the plugin

> Keep the Bark plugin up to date in BTCPay Server, or remove it safely: withdraw or keep your bitcoin, uninstall, and reconnect your store's Lightning setup.

## Update the plugin

New versions carry the latest fixes, so update as soon as one ships.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Installed Plugins">
    At the top right of the interface, select the plugins icon to open its dropdown menu, then select **Installed Plugins**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select Update on the Bark card">
    The button appears when a newer version is available, shown in a badge next to the installed version.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select Restart now">
    BTCPay Server loads the new version during startup.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Uninstall the plugin

Uninstalling the Bark plugin removes it for every store on the server.

Your bitcoin doesn't move: keys and wallet data stay in [BTCPay Server's data directory](/docs/btcpay/backups), and reinstalling the plugin restores access to the same wallets.

<Warning>
  If you don't plan to reinstall, empty the wallet first:

  * [Offboard](/docs/btcpay/vtxos#refresh-offboard-or-exit-manually) your VTXOs to a wallet you control, or [send](/docs/btcpay/send-receive#send-bitcoin) your off-chain balance to an Ark or Lightning destination.
  * [Withdraw the on-chain balance](/docs/btcpay/send-receive#fund-and-withdraw-the-on-chain-balance) the same way.

  Bitcoin left behind remains spendable only through the keys on that server.
</Warning>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Installed Plugins" />

  <Step title="Uninstall Bark">
    Find **Bark** in the list and select **Uninstall**.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/second-0659a37d/oyMVF3OPOvsi31EU/images/btcpay/uninstall-bark.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=oyMVF3OPOvsi31EU&q=85&s=2a3adecd64cb413e5b869b4dc61730bd" alt="Screenshot of the Installed Plugins page, with the Bark plugin card and its Uninstall button" width="1252" height="686" data-path="images/btcpay/uninstall-bark.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select Restart now">
    BTCPay Server removes the plugin during startup.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Lightning and Ark stop working

After uninstalling, your checkout accepts neither Ark nor Lightning payments through Bark. To accept Lightning again, reinstall the Bark plugin, or connect the store to another Lightning setup from the Lightning page. If your store kept its own Lightning node when you [set up Bark](/docs/btcpay/settings#lightning-settings), that node keeps working.


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