instead of

image: postgres:16-alpine

use

image: pgautoupgrade/pgautoupgrade:16-alpine

Then all the upgrade instructions of backup->update->import backups go away and all you need to do is restart the docker container. (still keep backups though!)

Reference: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/4892/files

Since that pull request was merged, this will simplify future updates like 0.19.6 or 0.20.0

  • shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lolEnglish
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    4 months ago

    We just had a global IT meltdown because an update wasn’t vetted properly and you have the audacity to suggest this for database infrastructure.