diff --git a/src/routes/docs/advanced/self-hosting/update/+page.markdoc b/src/routes/docs/advanced/self-hosting/update/+page.markdoc index c757958b1f..5298772011 100644 --- a/src/routes/docs/advanced/self-hosting/update/+page.markdoc +++ b/src/routes/docs/advanced/self-hosting/update/+page.markdoc @@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ To upgrade your Appwrite server from an older version, you should use the Appwri As of version 0.14, Appwrite requires [Docker Compose Version 2](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/). To upgrade Appwrite, make sure your Docker installation is updated to support Composer V2. {% info title="A note about migration" %} +You must [back up your server](https://appwrite.io/blog/post/how-to-back-up-your-appwrite-data) data manually before running the migration. It is highly recommended to run the migration process on a dev instance and make sure your application is working well and that you have checked for any breaking changes in the new version [changelog](https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/tags). + You can migrate to versions that require a migration path and are higher than your current version, such as from 1.5.0 to 1.5.11. If you're trying to migrate to a next major version such as from `1.5.0` to `1.6.0`, you will first need to migrate to the latest patch version `1.5.11`, then to `1.6.0`. - -It is highly recommended to [backup your server](https://gist.github.com/Meldiron/47b5851663668102a676aff43c6341f7) data before running the migration. It is recommended to run the migration process on a dev instance and make sure your application is working well and that you have checked for any breaking changes in the new version [changelog](https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/tags). {% /info %} The first step is to install the latest version of Appwrite. Head to the directory where you ran your previous Appwrite install command.