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@@ -1,12 +1,40 @@
 # 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 newer version
+* go to your project directory and run `nominatim admin --migrate`
+* (optionally) restart updates
 
-## 3.6.0 -> master
+Below you find additional migrations and hints about other structural and
+breaking changes. **Please read them before running the migration.**
+
+!!! 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 -> 3.7.0
+
+### New format and name of configuration file
+
+The configuration for an import is now saved in a `.env` file in the project
+directory. This file follows the dotenv format. For more information, see
+the [installation chapter](Import.md#configuration-setup-in-env).
+
+To migrate to the new system, create a new project directory, add the `.env`
+file and port your custom configuration from `settings/local.php`. Most
+settings are named similar and only have received a `NOMINATIM_` prefix.
+Use the default settings in `settings/env.defaults` as a reference.
+
+### New location for data files
+
+External data files for Wikipedia importance, postcodes etc. are no longer
+expected to reside in the source tree by default. Instead they will be searched
+in the project directory. If you have an automated setup script you must
+either adapt the download location or explicitly set the location of the
+files to the old place in your `.env`.
 
 ### Introducing `nominatim` command line tool
 
@@ -19,14 +47,20 @@ 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.
 
 `./utils/query.php` no longer exists in its old form. `nominatim search`
-provides a replacement.
+provides a replacement but returns different output.
+
+### Switch to normalized house numbers
+
+The housenumber column in the placex table uses now normalized version.
+The automatic migration step will convert the column but this may take a
+very long time. It is advisable to take the machine offline while doing that.
 
 ## 3.5.0 -> 3.6.0