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title: Upgrading to a new release
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description: How to upgrade Mastodon to a newer version
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docs:
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parent: administration
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weight: 5
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---
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When a new version of Mastodon comes out, it appears on the [GitHub releases page](https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases). Please mind that running unreleased code from the `master` branch, while possible, is not recommended.
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Mastodon releases correspond to git tags. First, switch to the `mastodon` user:
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```sh
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su - mastodon
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```
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And navigate to the Mastodon root directory:
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```sh
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cd /home/mastodon/live
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```
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Download the releases's code, assuming that the version is called `v2.5.0`:
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```sh
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git fetch --tags
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git checkout v2.5.0
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```
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The release page contains a changelog, and below it, upgrade instructions. This is where you would execute them, for example, if the release mentions that you need to re-compile assets, you would execute:
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```sh
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RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile
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```
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After you have executed all special release-specific instructions, the last thing remaining is restarting Mastodon. *Usually* the streaming API is not updated, and therefore does not require a restart. Restarting the streaming API can lead to an unusually high load on the server, so it is advised to avoid it if possible.
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You would restart Sidekiq:
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```sh
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systemctl restart mastodon-sidekiq
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```
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And you would reload the web process to avoid downtime:
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```sh
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systemctl reload mastodon-web
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```
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**That's all!** You're running the new version of Mastodon now.
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