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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/upgrade.md | 23 |
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diff --git a/docs/postgres.md b/docs/postgres.md index 0562021da5..de4e2ba4b7 100644 --- a/docs/postgres.md +++ b/docs/postgres.md @@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ database file (typically `homeserver.db`) to another location. Once the copy is complete, restart synapse. For instance: ```sh -./synctl stop +synctl stop cp homeserver.db homeserver.db.snapshot -./synctl start +synctl start ``` Copy the old config file into a new config file: @@ -192,10 +192,10 @@ Once that has completed, change the synapse config to point at the PostgreSQL database configuration file `homeserver-postgres.yaml`: ```sh -./synctl stop +synctl stop mv homeserver.yaml homeserver-old-sqlite.yaml mv homeserver-postgres.yaml homeserver.yaml -./synctl start +synctl start ``` Synapse should now be running against PostgreSQL. diff --git a/docs/turn-howto.md b/docs/turn-howto.md index eba7ca6124..3a2cd04e36 100644 --- a/docs/turn-howto.md +++ b/docs/turn-howto.md @@ -238,8 +238,9 @@ After updating the homeserver configuration, you must restart synapse: * If you use synctl: ```sh - cd /where/you/run/synapse - ./synctl restart + # Depending on how Synapse is installed, synctl may already be on + # your PATH. If not, you may need to activate a virtual environment. + synctl restart ``` * If you use systemd: ```sh diff --git a/docs/upgrade.md b/docs/upgrade.md index f9be3ac6bc..0d0bb066ee 100644 --- a/docs/upgrade.md +++ b/docs/upgrade.md @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ this document. 3. Restart Synapse: ```bash - ./synctl restart + synctl restart ``` To check whether your update was successful, you can check the running @@ -85,6 +85,27 @@ process, for example: dpkg -i matrix-synapse-py3_1.3.0+stretch1_amd64.deb ``` +# Upgrading to v1.55.0 + +## `synctl` script has been moved + +The `synctl` script +[has been made](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/12140) an +[entry point](https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/entry-points/) +and no longer exists at the root of Synapse's source tree. If you wish to use +`synctl` to manage your homeserver, you should invoke `synctl` directly, e.g. +`synctl start` instead of `./synctl start` or `/path/to/synctl start`. + +You will need to ensure `synctl` is on your `PATH`. + - This is automatically the case when using + [Debian packages](https://packages.matrix.org/debian/) or + [docker images](https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse) + provided by Matrix.org. + - When installing from a wheel, sdist, or PyPI, a `synctl` executable is added + to your Python installation's `bin`. This should be on your `PATH` + automatically, though you might need to activate a virtual environment + depending on how you installed Synapse. + # Upgrading to v1.54.0 ## Legacy structured logging configuration removal |