Mastodon Server Upgrades

Overview

This provides a guide for upgrading specific versions.

Backup Instructions

These instructions backup the database and environment variables file. It does not back-up media files.

  1. Create new directory called backups/<DATE>.
  2. Copy live/.env.production to backups/<DATE> directory.
  3. Dump database pg_dump -Fc mastodon_production -f /home/mastodon/backups/<DATE>/backup.dump

Versions

3.4.1

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file.
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 3.4.1 tag - git checkout v3.4.1
  5. Install Ruby dependencies - bundle install
  6. Install JS dependencies - yarn install
  7. Migrate DB - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails db:migrate
  8. Precompile Assets - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile
  9. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

3.4.2

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file.
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 3.4.2 tag - git checkout v3.4.2
  5. Install Ruby dependencies - bundle install
  6. Install JS dependencies - yarn install
  7. Migrate DB - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails db:migrate
  8. Precompile Assets - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile
  9. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

3.4.3

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 3.4.3 tag - git checkout v3.4.3
  5. Install Ruby dependencies - bundle install
  6. Install JS dependencies - yarn install
  7. Migrate DB - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails db:migrate
  8. Precompile Assets - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile
  9. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

3.4.4

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 3.4.4 tag - git checkout v3.4.4
  5. Precompile Assets - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile
  6. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

3.4.5

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 3.4.5 tag - git checkout v3.4.5
  5. Install Ruby dependencies - bundle install
  6. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

3.4.6

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 3.4.6 tag - git checkout v3.4.6
  5. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

3.4.7

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 3.4.7 tag - git checkout v3.4.7
  5. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

3.5.0

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Checkout 3.5.0 tag - git checkout v3.5.0
  4. Update available rbenv version - git -C /home/mastodon/.rbenv/plugins/ruby-build pull
  5. Install Ruby 3.0.3 - RUBY_CONFIGURE_OPTS=--with-jemalloc rbenv install 3.0.3
  6. Install Ruby dependencies - bundle install
  7. Install JS dependencies - yarn install
  8. Run predeployment DB migration - SKIP_POST_DEPLOYMENT_MIGRATIONS=true RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails db:migrate
  9. Precompile assets - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile
  10. Update service files - cp /home/mastodon/live/dist/mastodon-*.service /etc/systemd/system/
  11. Reload systemd daemon - systemctl daemon-reload
  12. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming
  13. Clear cache - RAILS_ENV=production bin/tootctl cache clear
  14. Run postdeployment DB migration - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails db:migrate
  15. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

3.5.1

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 3.5.1 tag - git checkout v3.5.1
  5. Install Ruby dependencies - bundle install
  6. Install JS dependencies - yarn install
  7. Precompile assets - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile
  8. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

3.5.2

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 3.5.2 tag - git checkout v3.5.2
  5. Install Ruby dependencies - bundle install
  6. Install JS dependencies - yarn install
  7. Run predeployment DB migration - SKIP_POST_DEPLOYMENT_MIGRATIONS=true RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails db:migrate
  8. Precompile assets - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile
  9. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming
  10. Run postdeployment DB migration - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails db:migrate
  11. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

3.5.3

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 3.5.3 tag - git checkout v3.5.3
  5. Install Ruby dependencies - bundle install
  6. Install JS dependencies - yarn install
  7. Precompile assets - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile
  8. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

4.0.0

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Upgade NodeJS - curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash - && sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
  4. Install Ruby 3.0.4 - RUBY_CONFIGURE_OPTS=--with-jemalloc rbenv install 3.0.4
  5. Fetch tags - git fetch --tags
  6. Checkout 4.0.0 tag - git checkout v4.0.0
  7. Install Ruby dependencies - bundle install
  8. Install JS dependencies - yarn install
  9. Run predeployment DB migration - SKIP_POST_DEPLOYMENT_MIGRATIONS=true RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails db:migrate
  10. Precompile assets - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile
  11. Update service files - cp /home/mastodon/live/dist/mastodon-*.service /etc/systemd/system/
  12. Reload systemd daemon - systemctl daemon-reload
  13. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming
  14. Run postdeployment DB migration - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails db:migrate
  15. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

4.0.2

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 4.0.2 tag - git checkout v4.0.2
  5. Install Ruby dependencies - bundle install
  6. Precompile assets - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile
  7. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

NOTE: Node 18 not supported yet. If you run into issues upgrading directly from 3.5.3, checkout v4.0.0 tag and the upgrade to v4.0.2

4.1.0

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 4.1.0 tag - git checkout v4.1.0
  5. Install Ruby dependencies - bundle install
  6. Install JS dependencies - yarn install
  7. Run DB migration - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails db:migrate
  8. Precompile assets - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile
  9. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

4.1.1

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch && git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 4.1.1 tag - git checkout v4.1.1
  5. Install Ruby dependencies - bundle install
  6. Install JS dependencies - yarn install
  7. Precompile assets - RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile
  8. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

4.1.2

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch && git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 4.1.3 tag - git checkout v4.1.2
  5. Update rbenv version - git -C /home/mastodon/.rbenv/plugins/ruby-build pull
  6. Install Ruby 3.0.6 - RUBY_CONFIGURE_OPTS=--with-jemalloc rbenv install 3.0.6
  7. Install Ruby dependencies - bundle install
  8. Install JS dependencies - yarn install
  9. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

4.1.3

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch && git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 4.1.3 tag - git checkout v4.1.3
  5. Install Ruby dependencies - bundle install
  6. Install JS dependencies - yarn install
  7. (Optional) Upgrade reverse proxy Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'none'; form-action 'none' & X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff. More info can be found in dist/nginx.conf.
  8. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

4.1.4

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch && git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 4.1.4 tag - git checkout v4.1.4
  5. Install Ruby dependencies - bundle install
  6. Install JS dependencies - yarn install
  7. (Optional) Upgrade reverse proxy Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'none'; form-action 'none' &X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff. More info can be found in dist/nginx.conf.
  8. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

4.1.5

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch && git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 4.1.5 tag - git checkout v4.1.5
  5. Install Ruby dependencies - bundle install
  6. Install JS dependencies - yarn install
  7. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

4.1.6

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch && git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 4.1.6 tag - git checkout v4.1.6
  5. Install Ruby dependencies - bundle install
  6. Install JS dependencies - yarn install
  7. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

4.1.7

  1. Stop services - systemctl stop mastodon-*.service
  2. Backup database and env file
  3. Fetch tags - git fetch && git fetch --tags
  4. Checkout 4.1.7 tag - git checkout v4.1.7
  5. Install Ruby dependencies - bundle install
  6. Install JS dependencies - yarn install --frozen-lockfile
  7. Restart services - systemctl start mastodon-sidekiq mastodon-web mastodon-streaming

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