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diff --git a/docs/migrations.rst b/docs/migrations.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..abbb39ad --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/migrations.rst @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +Migrations +========== + +Some updates of Soledad need manual intervention for database migration because +of changes to the storage backend. In all such cases, we will document the +steps needed for migration in this page. + +Soledad Server 0.8 to 0.9 - Couch Database schema migration needed +------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Starting with Soledad Server 0.9.0, the CouchDB database schema was changed to +improve speed of the server side storage backend. Because of that, this script +has to be run for all Leap providers that used to provide email using Soledad +Server < 0.9.0. + +The migration script can be found: + +* In `the Soledad repository <https://0xacab.org/leap/soledad/tree/master/scripts/migration/0.8-to-0.9>`_. +* In ``/usr/share/soledad-server/migration/0.8-to-0.9/`` when the ``soledad-server`` debian package is installed. + +Instructions for migration can be found in the ``README.md`` file. Make sure to read it carefully and backup your data before starting the migration process. + |