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Updating Kitsu ​

This guide explains how to upgrade a self-hosted Kitsu instance to the latest release. It covers both the Zou API and the Kitsu web app.

Updating Zou ​

Update package ​

First, you have to upgrade the zou package:

bash
sudo /opt/zou/zouenv/bin/python -m pip install --upgrade zou

Update database schema ​

Then, you need to upgrade the database schema:

bash
DB_PASSWORD=mysecretpassword /opt/zou/zouenv/bin/zou upgrade-db

Restart the Zou service ​

Finally, restart the Zou service:

bash
sudo systemctl restart zou zou-events

That's it! Your Zou instance is now up to date.

NB: Make it sure by getting the API version number from https://myzoudomain.com/api.

Updating Kitsu ​

To update Kitsu, update the files:

bash
sudo rm -rf /opt/kitsu/dist
sudo mkdir /opt/kitsu/dist
curl -L -o /tmp/kitsu.tgz $(curl -v https://api.github.com/repos/cgwire/kitsu/releases/latest | grep 'browser_download_url.*kitsu-.*.tgz' | cut -d : -f 2,3 | tr -d \")
sudo tar xvzf /tmp/kitsu.tgz -C /opt/kitsu/dist/
rm /tmp/kitsu.tgz