Perplexica/docs/installation/UPDATING.md

Update Perplexica to the latest version

To update Perplexica to the latest version, follow these steps:

For Docker users

1. Clone the latest version of Perplexica from GitHub:

   git clone https://github.com/ItzCrazyKns/Perplexica.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory.

3. Check for changes in the configuration files. If the sample.config.toml file contains new fields, delete your existing config.toml file, rename sample.config.toml to config.toml, and update the configuration accordingly.

4. Pull the latest images from the registry.

   docker compose pull
   

5. Update and recreate the containers.

   docker compose up -d
   

6. Once the command completes, go to http://localhost:3000 and verify the latest changes.

For non-Docker users

1. Clone the latest version of Perplexica from GitHub:

   git clone https://github.com/ItzCrazyKns/Perplexica.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory.

3. Check for changes in the configuration files. If the sample.config.toml file contains new fields, delete your existing config.toml file, rename sample.config.toml to config.toml, and update the configuration accordingly.

4. Execute npm i in both the ui folder and the root directory.

5. Once the packages are updated, execute npm run build in both the ui folder and the root directory.

6. Finally, start both the frontend and the backend by running npm run start in both the ui folder and the root directory.

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