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diff --git a/docs/update.md b/docs/update.md index d11a3b6..d988cfb 100644 --- a/docs/update.md +++ b/docs/update.md @@ -4,7 +4,17 @@ redirect_from: "/Update" # How to update AzerothCore to the latest stable version -## 1) Update your local sources +## Verify that you're on the latest release + +1. Type `.server debug` in your console. + + 1. If it outputs `Using World DB: ACDB 335.4-dev` then you can proceed to [Update your local source](#update-your-local-source). + + 1. If it outputs anything else for `Using World DB:` then you first need to follow [this guide on updating to latest master](upgrade-from-pre-3.0.0-to-latest-master.md). + +We'd also highly recommend following the #announcements channel on the AzerothCore discord so you'll know about any other important changes to AzerothCore. + +## Update your local source Move to your AzerothCore sources directory. @@ -12,13 +22,13 @@ Move to your AzerothCore sources directory. - Otherwise, if you cloned AzerothCore directly from the main repo, you have to `git pull` to update it. -## 2) Recompile +## Recompile Compile again your sources, this step is the same as the [Compilation step during Installation](Installation#3-compiling), but generally you can skip the CMake part unless you're adding new modules. For example, in Linux/Mac you just have to `cd build;` and run `make -j 8; make install`. Of course you can change the value of the `-j` paramether according to your CPU. -## 3) Update the Database +## Update the Database **If you are updating your production environment, BACKUP your databases BEFORE updating them!** @@ -26,6 +36,6 @@ You need to import the **new** sql update files (located at https://github.com/a To automate this process you can use the db-assembler bash script `bash apps/db_assembler/db_assembler.sh`. -If this is the first time you are using it [READ THIS FIRST](https://www.azerothcore.org/wiki/Database-Setup) and properly configure your `conf/config.sh` file. +If this is the first time you are using it [READ THIS FIRST](database-installation.md) and properly configure your `conf/config.sh` file.  |