Upgrading

Whether or not Virtualpaper runs on Docker or not, the upgrading process is still the same. Steps for upgrading the server:

  1. Shut down server
  2. Take backups, especially from the Postgres database
  3. Upgrade Meilisearch instance, if applicable, see release notes
  4. Upgrade Virtualpaper server
  5. Start the server
  6. Index documents to search engine via either CLI or Admin panel. For more info please refer to Updating search index. Also see notes below.

Notes for Meilisearch prior v1

Meilisearch has recently released version 1, after which it guarantees compatibility and automatic migrations when migrating database. Prior to V1 no such guarantee is made, which means that the Meilisearch data needs to be rebuilt every time Meilisearch is being upgraded.