09Updating to a new version

When a new version comes out, download it from CodeCanyon. Read CHANGELOG.md to see what changed. Then follow these steps.

1. Back up the database and the App_Data folder. With SQLite, the database is in the App_Data folder. See Backups.
2. Stop the app. IIS: stop the MaintDock site and its application pool. Linux: sudo systemctl stop maintdock. Docker: docker compose down.
3. Copy the new binaries over the old ones. Do not delete the App_Data folder: it holds your setup, files, and keys, and the SQLite database. Keep your own translation files. If you changed appsettings.json by hand, make the same change in the new file.
   Windows (Command Prompt)

   robocopy "C:\path\to\new\binaries" "C:\inetpub\maintdock" /E /XD App_Data

   Linux

   sudo rsync -a --exclude App_Data binaries/ /var/www/maintdock/
   sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/maintdock

   Docker: replace the files in your source folder with the new ones, but keep your changed docker-compose.yml. Then run docker compose build.
4. Start the app. IIS: start the application pool and the site. Linux: sudo systemctl start maintdock. Docker: docker compose up -d. MaintDock updates the database tables by itself when it starts.
5. Open MaintDock and sign in. If you use your own language file, compare it with the new template.json (see Translate the app).

If the setup wizard shows after an update, the App_Data folder was deleted or moved. Stop the app, put the folder back from your backup, and start the app again.