The new SingleStore Tools approach is designed to simplify the management of downloadable SingleStoreDB Self-Managed. It offers a stateless runtime that communicates directly with the SingleStore engine, providing security and stability improvements. The toolset includes features like pre-installation configuration checking, online upgrades, improved backup management, cluster reporting, and put file capability. These capabilities are only available in SingleStore Tools, so it's essential to use the latest version to take full advantage of the added features. The new toolset is designed to be secure by default, with all communication over SSH and an internal protocol compatible with MySQL wire protocol. It also offers fully automated online upgrades, simple and scalable cluster deployment using cluster configuration templates, integration directly with existing DevOps tools, machine-parsable outputs for every command, and a lightweight client application that allows running SQL queries against SingleStore. The toolset provides an easy-to-use migration process from the legacy SingleStore Ops to manage clusters with SingleStore Tools.