Updating your instance

You should always check the release notes/changelog in case there are config deprecations, special update steps, etc.

Besides that, doing the following is generally enough:

For OTP installations

# Download the new release
su akkoma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma_ctl update --branch develop" 

# Migrate the database, you are advised to stop the instance before doing that
su akkoma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma_ctl migrate"

For from source installations (using git)

1. Go to the working directory of Akkoma (default is /opt/akkoma)
2. Run git pull [^1]. This pulls the latest changes from upstream.
3. Run mix deps.get [^1]. This pulls in any new dependencies.
4. Stop the Akkoma service.
5. Run mix ecto.migrate [^1] [^2]. This task performs database migrations, if there were any.
6. Start the Akkoma service.

[^1]: Depending on which install guide you followed (for example on Debian/Ubuntu), you want to run git and mix tasks as akkoma user by adding sudo -Hu akkoma before the command. [^2]: Prefix with MIX_ENV=prod to run it using the production config file.