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 # Updating your instance
-1. Go to the working directory of Pleroma (default is `/opt/pleroma`)
-2. Run `git pull`. This pulls the latest changes from upstream.
-3. Run `mix deps.get`. This pulls in any new dependencies.
-4. Stop the Pleroma service.
-5. Run `mix ecto.migrate`[^1]. This task performs database migrations, if there were any.
-6. Start the Pleroma service.
-
-[^1]: Prefix with `MIX_ENV=prod` to run it using the production config file.
+
+You should **always check the [release notes/changelog](https://akkoma.dev/AkkomaGang/akkoma/src/branch/develop/CHANGELOG.md)** in case there are config deprecations, special update steps, etc.
+
+Besides that, doing the following is generally enough:
+
+## For OTP installations
+
+```sh
+# Download the new release
+su akkoma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma_ctl update"
+
+# Migrate the database, you are advised to stop the instance before doing that
+su akkoma -s $SHELL -lc "./bin/pleroma_ctl migrate"
+```
+
+## For from source installations (using git)
+
+1. Go to the working directory of Akkoma (default is `/opt/akkoma`)
+2. Run `git pull` [^1]. This pulls the latest changes from upstream.
+3. Run `mix deps.get` [^1]. This pulls in any new dependencies.
+4. Stop the Akkoma service.
+5. Run `mix ecto.migrate` [^1] [^2]. This task performs database migrations, if there were any.
+6. Start the Akkoma service.
+
+[^1]: Depending on which install guide you followed (for example on Debian/Ubuntu), you want to run `git` and `mix` tasks as `akkoma` user by adding `sudo -Hu akkoma` before the command.
+[^2]: Prefix with `MIX_ENV=prod` to run it using the production config file.