Merge pull request #2872 from FaySmash/patch-1
Improved the understandability of the postgres upgrade steps
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## How can I upgrade postgres (major versions)?
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## How can I upgrade postgres (major versions)?
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Postgres requires manual intervention when updating from one major version to another. The steps are roughly
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Postgres requires manual intervention when updating from one major version to another. The steps are roughly
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1. use `pg_dumpall` to dump your database into SQL (for Docker `docker-compose exec -T <database_container_name> pg_dumpall -U <postgres_user_name> -f /path/to/dump.sql`)
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1. use `pg_dumpall` to dump your database into SQL (for Docker `docker-compose exec -T <postgres_container_name> pg_dumpall -U <postgres_user_name> -f /path/to/dump.sql`)
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2. stop the DB / down the container
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2. stop the DB / down the container
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3. move your postgres directory in order to keep it as a backup (e.g. `mv postgres postgres_old`)
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3. move your postgres directory in order to keep it as a backup (e.g. `mv postgres postgres_old`)
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4. update postgres to the new major version (for Docker just change the version number and pull)
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4. update postgres to the new major version (for Docker just change the version number and pull)
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5. start the db / up the container (do not start tandoor as it will automatically perform the database migrations which will conflict with loading the dump)
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5. start the db / up the container (do not start tandoor as it will automatically perform the database migrations which will conflict with loading the dump)
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6. if not using docker, you might need to create the same postgres user you had in the old database
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6. if not using docker, you might need to create the same postgres user you had in the old database
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7. load the postgres dump (for Docker `'/usr/local/bin/docker-compose exec -T <database_container_name> psql -U <postgres_user_name> postgres < /path/to/dump.sql`)
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7. load the postgres dump (for Docker `'/usr/local/bin/docker-compose exec -T <postgres_container_name> psql -U <postgres_user_name> <postgres_database_name> < /path/to/dump.sql`)
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If anything fails, go back to the old postgres version and data directory and try again.
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If anything fails, go back to the old postgres version and data directory and try again.
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