diff --git a/defaults/yacy.network.allip.unit b/defaults/yacy.network.allip.unit
index 779dbf1fd..38b42ce56 100644
--- a/defaults/yacy.network.allip.unit
+++ b/defaults/yacy.network.allip.unit
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ network.unit.remotecrawl.speed = 600
 
 # each network may use different yacy distributions.
 # the auto-updater can access network-specific update locations
-network.unit.update.location0 = http://yacy.net/en/index.html
+network.unit.update.location0 = https://download.yacy.net/
 network.unit.update.location0.key = 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
 network.unit.update.location1 = http://kaskelix.de/update/
 network.unit.update.location1.key = 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
diff --git a/defaults/yacy.network.freeworld.unit b/defaults/yacy.network.freeworld.unit
index 9380370b4..3a70e304e 100644
--- a/defaults/yacy.network.freeworld.unit
+++ b/defaults/yacy.network.freeworld.unit
@@ -67,10 +67,12 @@ network.unit.bootstrap.seedlist8 = https://aahso.net/yacyseed
 
 # each network may use different yacy distributions.
 # the auto-updater can access network-specific update locations
-network.unit.update.location0 = http://yacy.net/en/index.html
+network.unit.update.location0 = https://download.yacy.net/
 network.unit.update.location0.key = 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
-network.unit.update.location1 = http://kaskelix.de/update/
-network.unit.update.location1.key = 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
+#network.unit.update.location1 = http://kaskelix.de/update/
+#network.unit.update.location1.key = MIIBtzCCASwGByqGSM44BAEwggEfAoGBAP1/U4EddRIpUt9KnC7s5Of2EbdSPO9EAMMeP4C2USZpRV1AIlH7WT2NWPq/xfW6MPbLm1Vs14E7gB00b/JmYLdrmVClpJ+f6AR7ECLCT7up1/63xhv4O1fnxqimFQ8E+4P208UewwI1VBNaFpEy9nXzrith1yrv8iIDGZ3RSAHHAhUAl2BQjxUjC8yykrmCouuEC/BYHPUCgYEA9+GghdabPd7LvKtcNrhXuXmUr7v6OuqC+VdMCz0HgmdRWVeOutRZT+ZxBxCBgLRJFnEj6EwoFhO3zwkyjMim4TwWeotUfI0o4KOuHiuzpnWRbqN/C/ohNWLx+2J6ASQ7zKTxvqhRkImog9/hWuWfBpKLZl6Ae1UlZAFMO/7PSSoDgYQAAoGAbGeo21lW3Ost86RxSrCLIHaYaaj/68jFrTMjAORGJqUTgnvYCd4T1HmD/pCYrW8sQtN4KFPbm8M/MbDWeojQpy+qVqewBilYIdNpArGknvFkw4jpDPu7aR6FRz56zcZTnBiOpqAbBXDB3o6D1w9zVDPd4LBSTLgedt0joZeVAVk=
+# add github releases - binary distribution archives must be attache (uploaded) to the git release
+#network.unit.update.location2 = https://github.com/yacy/yacy_search_server/tags
 
 # properties for in-protocol response authentication:
 network.unit.protocol.control = uncontrolled
diff --git a/defaults/yacy.network.intranet.unit b/defaults/yacy.network.intranet.unit
index 2006df2da..b2793dc6b 100644
--- a/defaults/yacy.network.intranet.unit
+++ b/defaults/yacy.network.intranet.unit
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ network.unit.remotecrawl.speed = 600
 
 # each network may use different yacy distributions.
 # the auto-updater can access network-specific update locations
-network.unit.update.location0 = http://yacy.net/en/index.html
+network.unit.update.location0 = https://download.yacy.net/
 network.unit.update.location0.key = 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
 network.unit.update.location1 = http://kaskelix.de/update/
 network.unit.update.location1.key = MIIBtzCCASwGByqGSM44BAEwggEfAoGBAP1/U4EddRIpUt9KnC7s5Of2EbdSPO9EAMMeP4C2USZpRV1AIlH7WT2NWPq/xfW6MPbLm1Vs14E7gB00b/JmYLdrmVClpJ+f6AR7ECLCT7up1/63xhv4O1fnxqimFQ8E+4P208UewwI1VBNaFpEy9nXzrith1yrv8iIDGZ3RSAHHAhUAl2BQjxUjC8yykrmCouuEC/BYHPUCgYEA9+GghdabPd7LvKtcNrhXuXmUr7v6OuqC+VdMCz0HgmdRWVeOutRZT+ZxBxCBgLRJFnEj6EwoFhO3zwkyjMim4TwWeotUfI0o4KOuHiuzpnWRbqN/C/ohNWLx+2J6ASQ7zKTxvqhRkImog9/hWuWfBpKLZl6Ae1UlZAFMO/7PSSoDgYQAAoGAbGeo21lW3Ost86RxSrCLIHaYaaj/68jFrTMjAORGJqUTgnvYCd4T1HmD/pCYrW8sQtN4KFPbm8M/MbDWeojQpy+qVqewBilYIdNpArGknvFkw4jpDPu7aR6FRz56zcZTnBiOpqAbBXDB3o6D1w9zVDPd4LBSTLgedt0joZeVAVk=
diff --git a/defaults/yacy.network.metager.unit b/defaults/yacy.network.metager.unit
index 0ccd5bf57..2bad26d75 100644
--- a/defaults/yacy.network.metager.unit
+++ b/defaults/yacy.network.metager.unit
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ network.unit.bootstrap.seedlist2 = http://www.lulabad.de/seed.txt
 
 # each network may use different yacy distributions.
 # the auto-updater can access network-specific update locations
-network.unit.update.location0 = http://yacy.net/en/index.html
+network.unit.update.location0 = https://download.yacy.net/
 network.unit.update.location0.key = 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
 network.unit.update.location1 = http://kaskelix.de/update/
 network.unit.update.location1.key = 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
diff --git a/defaults/yacy.network.webportal.unit b/defaults/yacy.network.webportal.unit
index 7a2b3c91e..0ea39f982 100644
--- a/defaults/yacy.network.webportal.unit
+++ b/defaults/yacy.network.webportal.unit
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ network.unit.remotecrawl.speed = 1
 
 # each network may use different yacy distributions.
 # the auto-updater can access network-specific update locations
-network.unit.update.location0 = http://yacy.net/en/index.html
+network.unit.update.location0 = https://download.yacy.net/
 network.unit.update.location0.key = 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
 network.unit.update.location1 = http://kaskelix.de/update/
 network.unit.update.location1.key = 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
diff --git a/defaults/yacy.network.zeronet.unit b/defaults/yacy.network.zeronet.unit
index 997590fea..5a0897a45 100644
--- a/defaults/yacy.network.zeronet.unit
+++ b/defaults/yacy.network.zeronet.unit
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ network.unit.bootstrap.seedlist0 = http://search.yacy.net:7050/share/seed.txt
 
 # each network may use different yacy distributions.
 # the auto-updater can access network-specific update locations
-network.unit.update.location0 = http://yacy.net/en/index.html
+network.unit.update.location0 = https://download.yacy.net/
 network.unit.update.location0.key = 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
 network.unit.update.location1 = http://kaskelix.de/update/
 network.unit.update.location1.key = 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