Merge pull request #2200 from lonvia/migrations-for-current-version

[nominatim.git] / docs / admin / Migration.md

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@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 # Database Migrations
 
-This page describes database migrations necessary to update existing databases
-to newer versions of Nominatim.
+Since version 3.7.0 Nominatim offers automatic migrations. Please follow
+the following steps:
 
-SQL statements should be executed from the PostgreSQL commandline. Execute
-`psql nominatim` to enter command line mode.
+* stop any updates that are potentially running
+* update Nominatim to the nwer version
+* goto your project directory and run `nominatim admin --migrate`
+* (optionally) restart updates
+
+Below you find additional migrations and hints about other structural and
+breaking changes.
+
+!!! note
+    If you are migrating from a version <3.6, then you still have to follow
+    the manual migration steps up to 3.6.
 
 ## 3.6.0 -> master
 
@@ -27,8 +36,8 @@ functionality of each script:
 * ./utils/setup.php: `import`, `freeze`, `refresh`
 * ./utils/update.php: `replication`, `add-data`, `index`, `refresh`
 * ./utils/specialphrases.php: `special-phrases`
-* ./utils/check_import_finished.php: `check-database`
-* ./utils/warm.php: `warm`
+* ./utils/check_import_finished.php: `admin`
+* ./utils/warm.php: `admin`
 * ./utils/export.php: `export`
 
 Try `nominatim <command> --help` for more information about each subcommand.