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Heads up if your Paperless is installed via Docker: be VERY CAREFUL about your database version and do an export often!
Mine has been down for a while because I did a pull and it doesn't support my version of Postgresql anymore. So it's kinda a huge mess trying to figure out how to safely migrate it in the container.
I haven't been able to fix it yet so I've just left it disabled and gone without for a while. It's not fun.
Allegedly if you export from within Paperless, you can just start with a fresh updated database container and import when this happens. Oof.
This is a reminder for self-hosters to put their apps (and their data) on snapshotting filesystems with automatic, regular snapahots turned on; and fix the app versions to at least the major version, across all containers. This should bring similar disruption to bare minimum and makes recovery always possible, without relying on specific app backup features.
your version of postgres meaning that you use a db external to the docker container?
No sadly the upgrade path is a bit ducked. Their compose, their versions, still not working without intervention.
Well, crap
Thank you, yes, exactly what I meant. It's a bit baffling such a mature project doesn't have some kind of migration script. :(