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Upgrading from an ancient version of Home Assistant (images2.imgbox.com)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/homeassistant

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Trying to upgrade from a 2021 release to the latest one, absolutely no idea whether this will work or not...

Originally I abandoned this install because the API I used to integrate a DIY addressable LED strip (controlled by a media player entity, changed colour to match the cover art) was removed and replaced with something else, and I didn't have time to redevelop it.

For a while its been possible to do something pretty similar with WLED - at that point I was just putting off the upgrades to not break anything 😅

At this point it's probably a better idea to re-install but let's see how this goes!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago

I did a similar jump a while back, actually went quite well, at least via docker. I kept the old image on hand in case I needed to revert.

But yes, backup first.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 21 hours ago

Well how did it go?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Do a backup first, if the update does go south the backup might apply to a new install

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's what I just did with pihole v6 lol.

Updated, internet went down and WebUI bork. Uninstalled, wiped config, reinstalled, restored backup.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Same for me but I managed to rescue the existing installation, but unfortunately my reverse proxy for the web interface doesn't work anymore.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

http://pi.hole

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

On the plus side, if the update works there is a good automated backup system now, so it won't be an issue again, I suppose.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

make a backup, but yeah maybe just reinstall lmao. good luck!

[–] roofuskit 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's going to be a LOT of reading breaking changes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Read breaking changes? People don't accidentally hit update as they see the bold BREAKING CHANGE then deal with the consequences of their actions for the next 20-30 minutes?

[–] roofuskit 2 points 19 hours ago

The only reason I update Home Assistant monthly is so I'm never in the position to have to read more than one months worth of breaking changes.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

I was expecting something like version 0.112 but this is pretty close.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Uh, good luck! It's giving me cold sweats just looking at that version disparity!

If it were me I'd be looking at doing some intermediate upgrades to help it along, if that's even possible. But hey, it might work, please report back!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago

It's possible from the command line. And how I will do this when I'm eventually forced to.