# Firmware Update Configuration

PLDM supports firmware updates through two mechanisms:

1. **D-Bus API**: Using the StartUpdate D-Bus interface for firmware updates
2. **Inotify monitoring**: Automatic detection of firmware packages placed in
   `/tmp/images`

The inotify-based firmware update monitoring can be enabled or disabled using
the meson option `fw-update-pkg-inotify`. When enabled, pldmd will automatically
monitor the `/tmp/images` directory for new firmware packages and process them
automatically. When disabled, only D-Bus API-based firmware updates will be
supported. To disable inotify-based firmware update monitoring (default):

```bash
meson setup build -Dfw-update-pkg-inotify=disabled
```

To enable inotify-based firmware update monitoring:

```bash
meson setup build -Dfw-update-pkg-inotify=enabled
```