Apply all updates

[rosano]

Is there a faster way to get an app to the latest version than manually triggering the update for each version between the current and latest? I didn't upgrade to Ghost 5 for a while and now I can't jump to 5.9, I must go through 5.4, 5.4.1, 5.4.2, etc…

[subven]

No since every update could bring changes or fixes to the apps data and its database so its not advisable to lets say copy over DB+appdata, install latest version and mount the data back in. It will work in many cases for minor version number skips but not all apps are designed and testet this way.

[nebulon]

Also some packages require migration steps one-by-one. You could enable automatic updates for the app again and then it eventually will catch up after some time.

[timconsidine]

@rosano sometimes this can work : backup site, delete app, install app on latest version, import prior backup

EDIT : more risk averse approach :

• backup
• install latest version on dummy sub-domain
• import prior backup
• test
• delete original app
• change sub-domain to original one used

[girish]

Or if the app supports import/export of it's own, then install the latest version of the app and import the previous one into it.