Updating

Updating

How to update TREK to a newer version without losing data.

Before You Update

Back up your data first. Go to Admin Panel → Backups and create a manual backup, or copy your ./data and ./uploads directories to a safe location. See Backups for details.

Docker Compose (Recommended)

docker compose pull && docker compose up -d

This pulls the latest image and recreates the container with your existing volumes. Your data is untouched.

Docker Run

If you started TREK with docker run, pull the new image and replace the container:

docker pull mauriceboe/trek
docker rm -f trek
docker run -d --name trek -p 3000:3000 \
  -v ./data:/app/data \
  -v ./uploads:/app/uploads \
  -e ENCRYPTION_KEY=<your-key> \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  mauriceboe/trek

Tip: Not sure which volume paths you used? Check before removing:

docker inspect trek --format '{{json .Mounts}}'

Database Migrations

TREK runs any pending database migrations automatically at startup. No manual migration steps are required after pulling a new image.

Encryption Key Note

If you are upgrading from a version that predates the dedicated ENCRYPTION_KEY (i.e. you have no ENCRYPTION_KEY environment variable set), TREK automatically falls back to ./data/.jwt_secret on startup and immediately promotes it to ./data/.encryption_key. No manual steps are required — the transition is handled at first boot after the upgrade.

If you want to rotate to a new key at any point (not required for a normal update), see Encryption-Key-Rotation for the full procedure.

Unraid

In the Unraid Docker tab, click the TREK container and select Update. Unraid will pull the latest image and restart with the same volumes.

Next Steps

• Backups — schedule automatic backups so you always have a restore point before updates
• Encryption-Key-Rotation — if you need to rotate or migrate the encryption key
• Install-Docker-Compose — switch to Compose for easier future updates