Success in upgrading to 4.2.0 from 4.1.6
What I learned:
- go sequential. 4.1.6 to 7 to 8 to 9 and then .20
- do server level backups along the way
- be precise in the steps for 4.2.0. The Mastodon docs aren't very good at outlining the EXACT steps to follow.... you've got to examine several upgrade docs to figure out the process. Personally, I find the docs kind of dumb; why they can't outline all the steps in one doc I don't know
Here's what I did 4.2.0
su - mastodon
cd .home/mastodon/live
git fetch --tags
git checkout v4.2.0
THEN
update Ruby as documented here
"If you are using `rbenv`, update the list of available versions and install Ruby 3.2.2 by doing `RUBY_CONFIGURE_OPTS=--with-jemalloc rbenv install` in the Mastodon install directory (e.g. `/home/mastodon/live`)"
(You won't find these details on the upgrade page that shows up first at https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases. You will find it at
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.2.0)
Futurist Jim Carroll
Stephen Foskett