juanfont.headscale/docs/setup/upgrade.md

# Upgrade an existing installation

An existing headscale installation can be updated to a new version:

- Read the announcement on the [GitHub releases](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases) page for the new
  version. It lists the changes of the release along with possible breaking changes.
- **Create a backup of your database.**
- Update headscale to the new version, preferably by following the same installation method.
- Compare and update the [configuration](../ref/configuration.md) file.
- Restart headscale.
Restructure headscale documentation (#2163) * Setup mkdocs-redirects * Restructure existing documentation * Move client OS support into the documentation * Move existing Client OS support table into its own documentation page * Link from README.md to the rendered documentation * Document minimum Tailscale client version * Reuse CONTRIBUTING.md" in the documentation * Include "CONTRIBUTING.md" from the repository root * Update FAQ and index page and link to the contributing docs * Add configuration reference * Add a getting started page and explain the first steps with headscale * Use the existing "Using headscale" sections and combine them into a single getting started guide with a little bit more explanation. * Explain how to get help from the command line client. * Remove duplicated sections from existing installation guides * Document requirements and assumptions * Document packages provided by the community * Move deb install guide to official releases * Move manual install guide to official releases * Move container documentation to setup section * Move sealos documentation to cloud install page * Move OpenBSD docs to build from source * Simplify DNS documentation * Add sponsor page * Add releases page * Add features page * Add help page * Add upgrading page * Adjust mkdocs nav * Update wording Use the term headscale for the project, Headscale on the beginning of a sentence and `headscale` when refering to the CLI. * Welcome to headscale * Link to existing documentation in the FAQ * Remove the goal header and use the text as opener * Indent code block in OIDC * Make a few pages linter compatible Also update ignored files for prettier * Recommend HTTPS on port 443 Fixes: #2164 * Use hosts in acl documentation thx @efficacy38 for noticing this Ref: #1863 * Use mkdocs-macros to set headscale version once 2024-10-10 15:24:04 +02:00			`# Upgrade an existing installation`

			`An existing headscale installation can be updated to a new version:`

			`- Read the announcement on the [GitHub releases](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases) page for the new`
			`version. It lists the changes of the release along with possible breaking changes.`
			`- Create a backup of your database.`
			`- Update headscale to the new version, preferably by following the same installation method.`
			`- Compare and update the [configuration](../ref/configuration.md) file.`
			`- Restart headscale.`