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diff --git a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/schema/full_schemas/README.md b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/schema/full_schemas/README.md index bbd3f18604..c00f287190 100644 --- a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/schema/full_schemas/README.md +++ b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/schema/full_schemas/README.md @@ -1,13 +1,21 @@ -# Building full schema dumps +# Synapse Database Schemas -These schemas need to be made from a database that has had all background updates run. +These schemas are used as a basis to create brand new Synapse databases, on both +SQLite3 and Postgres. -To do so, use `scripts-dev/make_full_schema.sh`. This will produce -`full.sql.postgres ` and `full.sql.sqlite` files. +## Building full schema dumps + +If you want to recreate these schemas, they need to be made from a database that +has had all background updates run. + +To do so, use `scripts-dev/make_full_schema.sh`. This will produce new +`full.sql.postgres ` and `full.sql.sqlite` files. Ensure postgres is installed and your user has the ability to run bash commands -such as `createdb`. +such as `createdb`, then call + + ./scripts-dev/make_full_schema.sh -p postgres_username -o output_dir/ -``` -./scripts-dev/make_full_schema.sh -p postgres_username -o output_dir/ -``` +There are currently two folders with full-schema snapshots. `16` is a snapshot +from 2015, for historical reference. The other contains the most recent full +schema snapshot. |