From fae82d32fcb0c97fc10f213c906f4eb004f3b5a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Sybren=20A=2E=20St=C3=BCvel?= Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 12:26:01 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Website: add upgrade information Add steps on how to upgrade to the download page. This is aimed at upgrading beta1 to beta2, and thus suggests nuking the install and starting afresh. --- web/project-website/content/download/_index.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/web/project-website/content/download/_index.md b/web/project-website/content/download/_index.md index a39a6158..0e1bea54 100644 --- a/web/project-website/content/download/_index.md +++ b/web/project-website/content/download/_index.md @@ -10,6 +10,17 @@ The latest version is: **{{< flamenco/latestVersion >}}** This is a **beta** version of the software! This means that the features for the 3.0 version are there, but are likely to be some bugs. +When **upgrading** from a previous beta, it is recommended to start afresh with the following steps: + +1. Cancel any running or queued job. +2. Shut down Flamenco Manager and all Workers. +3. Remove `flamenco-manager.yaml` and `flamenco-manager.sqlite`. +4. Download the new version and replace your old Flamenco files with the new ones. +5. Start `flamenco-manager` and go through the setup setup assistant again. +6. Don't forget to re-download the Blender add-on from the Manager's web + interface, and install it. It has seen development as well, and will need to + be upgraded. + Read the announcement at the [Blender Studio blog][blog].
Please report any issue at [developer.blender.org][bugs]. A stable release is planned by the end of September 2022.