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| 3fb9e8 | Hargata Softworks | 2025-01-02 21:11:26 | 1 | # Upgrade Guide |
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| 3 | Comprehensive upgrade guide for Docker and Standalone Windows/Linux Executables. | |||
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| 5 | Regardless of how your LubeLogger instance is installed/configured, we highly recommend that you create a backup before updating, it will take less than two minutes of your time and save you a lot of headache if something goes wrong. | |||
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| 7 | ## Create A Backup | |||
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| 9 | ### Manual Method | |||
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| 11 | Login as the root/superuser to your LubeLogger instance, navigate to the Settings tab and create a backup | |||
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| 15 | A zip file will be downloaded to your computer. | |||
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| 17 | ### Automated Method | |||
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| 19 | Use a script to hit the API endpoint for creating backups, see [[API|Advanced/API#example-use-cases]] | |||
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| 21 | You can automate the script using a cron job to create daily or weekly backups. | |||
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| 23 | ## Docker | |||
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| 25 | 1. Create a backup | |||
| 26 | 2. Verify your Docker Volumes | |||
| 27 | 3. Run the command `docker compose pull` | |||
| 28 | 4. The, run the command `docker compose up` to start the container | |||
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| 30 | If your Docker Volumes are bound and persisted correctly, you should have no loss of data. | |||
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| 32 | ## Windows/Linux Standalone | |||
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| 34 | 1. Create a backup | |||
| d74802 | Hargata Softworks | 2025-10-18 18:45:20 | 35 | 2. Download the latest version of LubeLogger from the Release section |
| 36 | 3. Extract the archive over your existing LubeLogger installation. | |||
| 37 | 4. Restore the backup if there is data loss |