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.
3. Run `mix deps.get` [^1]. 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.
5. Run `mix ecto.migrate`[^1] [^2]. 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.
[^1]: Depending on which install guide you followed (for example on Debian/Ubuntu), you want to run `mix` tasks as `pleroma` user by adding `sudo -Hu pleroma` before the command.
[^2]: Prefix with `MIX_ENV=prod` to run it using the production config file.