Direct Upgrade from Appwrite v1.5.11 to v1.6.2 – Is It Safe?

[carmine bloom]

I'm on Appwrite v1.5.11. Can I upgrade directly to v1.6.2?

[brazen bluff]

Haven’t personally tried it but folks have recommended this script since it automates the entire process

https://github.com/ItzNotABug/AppwriteUpdaterScript

[heavy bloom]

yes it is, but before you do, please read this note and the entire doc carefully. make sure to always have a backup before hand

https://appwrite.io/docs/advanced/self-hosting/update

you can also use @gleaming pilot 's script above

[mighty knoll]

Actually I am not sure if it is 100% safe, I just tried it today and was getting some weird errors during migrations, and migration failed every time to migrate "executions" for some reason.

I then reverted and tried 1.5.11 > 1.6.0 (run migrate command) -> 1.6.2 (run migrate again)

Tried it 2 times from scratch while testing and it works fine only when doing gradual upgrade.

[meager gull]

@carmine bloom Avoid cross-posting here and in #🏠│general next time 😅

Also, I highly recommend performing backups prior to upgrade

[rain tundra]

1.5.11 > 1.6.0 (run migrate command) -> 1.6.2 (run migrate again) is a safe option. you can delete old images after, if you are worried of storage

[meager gull]

No. Just migrate to the 1.6.2 and run migrate since usually 1.x.0 versions have broken migrations

[mighty knoll]

I did that few times on different instances and it fails every time. So please don’t go yolo, it is safer to do it gradually

[meager gull]

Afaik, ~~1.6.3 ~~1.6.2 migrations are the same as 1.6.0

But with some improvements

[mighty knoll]

There is no 1.6.3.
Maybe you mean 1.7.2, that is different and probably different errors