Update
Usually you can update pimentaCHAT server pretty easily
Docker installation
Just pull the new image.
Snap installation
Refresh the snap.
Manual installation
Stop pimentaCHAT service:
sudo systemctl stop pimentachat
Remove the installation folder, usually in /opt:
sudo rm -rf /opt/pimentaCHAT
Download pimentaCHAT latest version:
curl -L https://releases.pimenta.chat/latest/download -o /tmp/pimenta.chat.tgz
tar -xzf /tmp/pimenta.chat.tgz -C /tmp
Install it and set right permissions to pimentaCHAT folder:
cd /tmp/bundle/programs/server && npm install
sudo mv /tmp/bundle /opt/pimentaCHAT
sudo chown -R pimentachat:pimentachat /opt/pimentaCHAT
Start the service:
sudo systemctl start pimentachat
Please also have a look at the installation documentation for your method of deployment to check for paragraphs that refers to installation.
There might be some major changes when we introduce big new features or modifications, you can always take a look on the releases page to see what has been changed, broken or added to pimentaCHAT.
You can see older major changes here:
