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| author | Kit La Touche <kit@transneptune.net> | 2024-11-11 14:45:39 -0500 |
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| committer | Kit La Touche <kit@transneptune.net> | 2024-11-11 14:45:39 -0500 |
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diff --git a/docs/ops.md b/docs/ops.md index 02644c2..4274e22 100644 --- a/docs/ops.md +++ b/docs/ops.md @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ -# Operating `hi` +# Operating pilcrow ## Upgrades -`hi` will automatically upgrade its database on startup. Before doing so, it will create a backup of your database (at `.hi.backup`, or controlled by `--backup-database-url`). If the migration process succeeds, this backup will be deleted automatically. If the migration process _fails_, however, `hi` will attempt to restore your existing database from the backup before exiting. If the restore process also fails, then both the backup database and the suspected-broken database will be left in place. +The `pilcrow` server will automatically upgrade its database on startup. Before doing so, it will create a backup of your database (at `pilcrow.db.backup`, or controlled by `--backup-database-url`). If the migration process succeeds, this backup will be deleted automatically. If the migration process _fails_, however, `pilcrow` will attempt to restore your existing database from the backup before exiting. If the restore process also fails, then both the backup database and the suspected-broken database will be left in place. -To avoid destroying backups that may still be needed, `hi` will not start if the backup database already exists. **There is no catch-all advice on how to proceed**, but you can try the following: +To avoid destroying backups that may still be needed, `pilcrow` will not start if the backup database already exists. **There is no catch-all advice on how to proceed**, but you can try the following: * Start the server with **a copy** of the backup database, and determine if any data has been lost. If not, shut it down, replace your main database by copying the backup, and carry on. -The `hi` database is an ordinary file. While the server is not running, it can be freely copied or renamed without invalidating the data in it. +The `pilcrow` database is an ordinary file. While the server is not running, it can be freely copied or renamed without invalidating the data in it. |