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   Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 22:44:03 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

   Success in upgrading to 4.2.0 from 4.1.6

   What I learned:

   - go sequential. 4.1.6 to 7 to 8 to 9 and then .20

   - do server level backups along the way

   - be precise in the steps for 4.2.0. The Mastodon docs aren't very good at outlining the EXACT steps to follow.... you've got to examine several upgrade docs to figure out the process. Personally, I find the docs kind of dumb; why they can't outline all the steps in one doc I don't know

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     Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 22:45:00 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

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     Here's what I did 4.2.0

     su - mastodon

     cd .home/mastodon/live

     git fetch --tags
     git checkout v4.2.0

     THEN

     update Ruby as documented here

     "If you are using `rbenv`, update the list of available versions and install Ruby 3.2.2 by doing `RUBY_CONFIGURE_OPTS=--with-jemalloc rbenv install` in the Mastodon install directory (e.g. `/home/mastodon/live`)"

     (You won't find these details on the upgrade page that shows up first at https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases. You will find it at
     https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.2.0)

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     Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 22:47:29 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

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     THEN

     bundle install
     yarn install --frozen-lockfile

     RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile

     SKIP_POST_DEPLOYMENT_MIGRATIONS=true RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails db:migrate

     then exit

     Start processes
     systemctl restart mastodon-sidekiq
     systemctl reload mastodon-web
     systemctl restart mastodon-streaming

     Test that you can still get back in

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     Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 22:48:06 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

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     And then:

     Go back into the Mastodon user

     su - mastodon
     cd /home/mastodon/live

     NOW do post deployment

     RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails db:migrate

     Should now be 4.2.0

     Pretty dumb since you need to figure this set of steps on your own.

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     Stephen Foskett (sfoskett@techfieldday.net)'s status on Monday, 25-Sep-2023 03:44:20 JST Stephen Foskett

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     • Bill Plein🌶

     @bplein @jimcarroll Are there instructions on how to move from a native (naked) to a dockerized version of Mastodon? I would so prefer to be running in containers but it was iffy when I started this instance last year.

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     Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Monday, 25-Sep-2023 03:44:20 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

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     • Bill Plein🌶
     • Stephen Foskett

     @sfoskett @bplein i've avoided docker....

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     Bill Plein🌶 (bplein@bvp.me)'s status on Monday, 25-Sep-2023 03:44:21 JST Bill Plein🌶

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     @jimcarroll All of what you describe makes me so happy that I can satisfy my mastodon needs (single user instance) with a dockerized deployment. Usually no more than 3 or 4 commands to run, all outlined in the release notes.

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     Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Monday, 25-Sep-2023 07:28:39 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

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     • Bill Plein🌶
     • Stephen Foskett

     @bplein @sfoskett No worries. I gave it a go and it wasn't my thing. Having said that, I'm running a Home Assistant container inside a Virtual Machine on an old 2009 iMac running Ventura. We all have our unique paths to go down!

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     Bill Plein🌶 (bplein@bvp.me)'s status on Monday, 25-Sep-2023 07:28:40 JST Bill Plein🌶

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     • Stephen Foskett

     @jimcarroll @sfoskett I’m not trying to evangelize it. I crossed the knowledge chasm of containers back in 2017, so it’s a natural thing for me to utilize. I have a friend who I convinced to use Docker for Mastodon and the learning curve for the ins and outs was steep.

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     Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Monday, 25-Sep-2023 23:54:41 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

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     • Bill Plein🌶
     • Stephen Foskett

     @bplein @sfoskett My home server rack. All of the Mac's but one are running Linux. Gives old machines a new life! But there's also a 2009 iMac running the Home Assistant setup under Virtual Box within Ventura.

     I think stuff like this keeps the minds of oldsters like us busy and engaged LOL.

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     Bill Plein🌶 (bplein@bvp.me)'s status on Monday, 25-Sep-2023 23:54:42 JST Bill Plein🌶

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     • Stephen Foskett

     @jimcarroll @sfoskett Haha! And I, a container-first practitioner, installed a VM on an old iMac in order to run the complete HomeAssistant OS … because the container is missing some things.

     As you said, we all have our own paths. Thank goodness we have choices and some freedom!