Server
How to upgrade the server to newer version
- Backup existing database - (optional, but recommended) Before you start we recommend that you backup the database. If this is SQL Ce database, you only need to copy the sdf file in Data subfolder to some other location. If it is a SQL database you can do this in SQL manager.
- Stop ManicTime server - Open command prompt, go to where ManicTimeServer is located and write ‘ManicTimeServer stop’
- Delete old files - Delete all files in the folder where ManicTimeServer is located, except the Data folder and ManicTimeServer.exe.config file. So keep Data folder and ManicTimeServer.exe.config file intact, delete everything else.
- Copy new files - Download latest version of ManicTime Server. Copy all files from the zip file to the folder, except the ManicTimeServer.config.
- Start ManicTime server - Open command prompt, go to where ManicTimeServer is located and write ‘ManicTimeServer start’
ManicTime Server will auto upgrade the database if needed. While upgrading the server all ManicTimes which connect to the server can continue running.
If you experience problems while trying to start the server after an upgrade, there are logs in /Data/Logs folder. You can check the logs to see if you can resolve the issue, or you can send us the logs and we can help fix it.
