Should I use ipfs-update?

I would like to use ipfs-update to run automatic upgrades and installs of new kubo versions for 3 servers I am running kubo on. When I take a look at the github history, I don’t see very many commits besides those from web3-bot.

Is it better to directly update the kubo executable?

The ipfs-update tool is ancient and is not actively maintained. It likely still works, but may break in the future.

If you want future-proof solution, better to do it yourself or use Docker images, which don’t require extra orchestration.