Upgrade to New version of bookstack when using docker container?

[zimmerru]

I have my bookstack up and running fine but im using 0.16.2 verison of bookstack. How should I go about upgrading to the latest version of bookstack? Is it as simple as deploying the new docker container with the new version and linking it with the mariadb for bookstack or... what?

[christophert]

You should be able to just do: (This command stack assumes that your bookstack container has volumes mapped for the persistent data)

docker stop <bookstack container name>
docker rm <bookstack container name>
docker pull solidnerd/bookstack

Then start your container as you did before.

[BeckerFelix]

However, the version of the bookstack release to use is hardcoded in the Dockerfile. You will only get a new version of Bookstack once solidnerd has updated the Dockerfile.

Is there a reason why the Dockerfile does not automatically pull the latest bookstack release?
Same question for the apache-stretch.

[ssddanbrown]

I think it would be unwise for the docker container to auto-update since upgrade operations increase risk of data loss and it would introduce the likelihood of unexpected changes. In addition, Some upgrades may need some manual intervention or consideration before running.

System requirements (PHP, SSL etc..) may also change on update which would cause further issues.

I think a new container version for new versions of BookStack, as is currently done, is definitely the safest approach.

[BeckerFelix]

I see, thanks for the explanation :)

[tylwright]

@solidnerd - Looks like we can go ahead and close this issue. Thanks!

[zimmerru]

Yes this issue can be closed. What I didn't realize is that bookstack upgrades the database schema automatically when you start the newer version. I found this out the hard way by trying to go back to the old version and not being able to. I had to restore the old database to get the old one to work.

[ccffvv]

Hello, All,

I am new to bookstack docker: I am trying to update my bookstack v0.31.6 to a newer version.

I have followed the instruction without seeing any error ( I stopped the old container, delete the old image, pull the new image and create a new container)

docker stop
docker rm
docker pull solidnerd/bookstack

It is all running as before, but it is still showing "BookStack v0.31.6" after the new container. How to update it to a new version like v21.10.1?

Thank you very much.

[MomandWiar]

I've got the same problem.