summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/docs/administration/updating.md
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/administration/updating.md')
-rw-r--r--docs/administration/updating.md9
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docs/administration/updating.md b/docs/administration/updating.md
index 2a08dac1f..ef2c9218c 100644
--- a/docs/administration/updating.md
+++ b/docs/administration/updating.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Updating your instance
-You should **always check the release notes/changelog** in case there are config deprecations, special update special update steps, etc.
+You should **always check the [release notes/changelog](https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma/-/releases)** in case there are config deprecations, special update steps, etc.
Besides that, doing the following is generally enough:
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ su pleroma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma_ctl migrate"
1. Go to the working directory of Pleroma (default is `/opt/pleroma`)
2. Run `git pull`. This pulls the latest changes from upstream.
-3. Run `mix deps.get`. This pulls in any new dependencies.
+3. Run `mix deps.get` [^1]. This pulls in any new dependencies.
4. Stop the Pleroma service.
-5. Run `mix ecto.migrate`[^1]. This task performs database migrations, if there were any.
+5. Run `mix ecto.migrate` [^1] [^2]. This task performs database migrations, if there were any.
6. Start the Pleroma service.
-[^1]: Prefix with `MIX_ENV=prod` to run it using the production config file.
+[^1]: Depending on which install guide you followed (for example on Debian/Ubuntu), you want to run `mix` tasks as `pleroma` user by adding `sudo -Hu pleroma` before the command.
+[^2]: Prefix with `MIX_ENV=prod` to run it using the production config file.