Update the application

ArchiHUB is constantly being updated and improved. Sometimes, unforeseen errors may occur. Therefore, it is important to be prepared to update the application. Here we show you how to do it in two ways: replacing the files manually or updating via git.

Replacing the files

If you followed the installation guide and you are not familiar with the development tools, it is likely that you will have to update the folders manually. Although it may seem laborious, it is a relatively simple process. Here are the steps:

1. Download the repositories:

   • Re-download the repositories for both installer and backend from the official repositories.

2. Perform a backup:

   • Before replacing any files, make a backup copy of the .env file in the archihub folder.

3. Replace folders:

   • Unzip the downloaded folders if necessary.
   • Locate the archihub folder in your current installation.
   • Replace the archihub folder with the new downloaded archihub folder.
   • Copy the .env file you saved in step 2 back into the archihub folder.
   • Inside the backend folder of your installation, replace the current contents with the contents of the downloaded backend.

├── local-machine
│   ├── archihub (REPLACE by saving the file .env)
│   │   ├── frontend (REPLACE)
│   │   ├── backend (REPLACE WITH BACKEND FOLDER)
│   │   ├── mongo_db (REPLACE)
│   ├── webfiles
│   ├── userfiles
│   ├── temporal
│   ├── original
│   ├── data
│   │   ├── mongodb
│   │   ├── elastic

With this ready, we can restart the application with docker compose up --build -d from the terminal.

Using GIT

If you used Git during installation, the update process is even easier. Just do a git pull on both the root folder and the backend folder. In the same way, when you are done you should restart the application with docker compose up --build -d.