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Add documentation on how to update Gitea to new version (#4500)

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@ -90,6 +90,20 @@ cp gitea /usr/local/bin/gitea
See how to create [Linux service]({{< relref "run-as-service-in-ubuntu.en-us.md" >}})
## Updating to a new version
You can update to a new version of gitea by stopping gitea, replacing the binary at `/usr/local/bin/gitea` and restarting the instance.
The binary file name should not be changed during the update to avoid problems
in existing repositories.
It is recommended you do a [backup]({{< relref "doc/usage/backup-and-restore.en-us.md" >}}) before updating your installation.
If you have carried out the installation steps as described above, the binary should
have the generic name `gitea`. Do not change this, i.e. to include the version number.
See below for troubleshooting instructions to repair broken repositories after
an update of your gitea version.
## Troubleshooting
### Old glibc versions
@ -107,3 +121,25 @@ For errors like `702 runWeb()] [E] Failed to start server: listen tcp 0.0.0.0:30
bind: address already in use` gitea needs to be started on another free port. This
is possible using `./gitea web -p $PORT`. It's possible another instance of gitea
is already running.
### Git error after updating to a new version of gitea
If the binary file name has been changed during the update to a new version of gitea,
git hooks in existing repositories will not work any more. In that case, a git
error will be displayed when pushing to the repository.
```
remote: ./hooks/pre-receive.d/gitea: line 2: [...]: No such file or directory
```
The `[...]` part of the error message will contain the path to your previous gitea
binary.
To solve this, go to the admin options and run the task `Resynchronize pre-receive,
update and post-receive hooks of all repositories` to update all hooks to contain
the new binary path. Please note that this overwrite all git hooks including ones
with customizations made.
If you aren't using the built-in to Gitea ssh server you will also need to re-write
the authorized key file by running the `Update the '.ssh/authorized_keys' file with
Gitea SSH keys.` task in the admin options.