From 898f319e1175fc5b77bf36c6338dd25daf0fb831 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Slavi Pantaleev Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2020 09:06:59 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Add additional notice to SQLite importing docs --- docs/importing-sqlite.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/importing-sqlite.md b/docs/importing-sqlite.md index cb30d0984..9e3a910d1 100644 --- a/docs/importing-sqlite.md +++ b/docs/importing-sqlite.md @@ -20,4 +20,7 @@ Run this command (make sure to replace `` with a f ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --extra-vars='server_path_homeserver_db=' --tags=import-sqlite-db -**Note**: `` must be a file path to a `homeserver.db` file on the server (not on your local machine!). +**Notes**: + +- `` must be a file path to a `homeserver.db` **file on the server** (not on your local machine!). +- if the SQLite database is from an older version of Synapse, the **importing procedure may run migrations on it to bring it up to date**. That is, your SQLite database file may get modified and become unusable with your older Synapse version. Keeping a copy of the original is probably wise.