1# Firmware Update Configuration 2 3PLDM supports firmware updates through two mechanisms: 4 51. **D-Bus API**: Using the StartUpdate D-Bus interface for firmware updates 62. **Inotify monitoring**: Automatic detection of firmware packages placed in 7 `/tmp/images` 8 9The inotify-based firmware update monitoring can be enabled or disabled using 10the meson option `fw-update-pkg-inotify`. When enabled, pldmd will automatically 11monitor the `/tmp/images` directory for new firmware packages and process them 12automatically. When disabled, only D-Bus API-based firmware updates will be 13supported. To disable inotify-based firmware update monitoring (default): 14 15```bash 16meson setup build -Dfw-update-pkg-inotify=disabled 17``` 18 19To enable inotify-based firmware update monitoring: 20 21```bash 22meson setup build -Dfw-update-pkg-inotify=enabled 23``` 24