coolify/RELEASE.md

Coolify Release Guide

This guide outlines the release process for Coolify, intended for developers and those interested in understanding how releases are managed and deployed.

Release Process

1. Development on next branch

   • Changes and new features are developed on the next or even separate branches.

2. Merging to main

   • Once changes are ready, they are merged from next into the main branch.

3. Building the release

   • After merging to main, a new release is built.
     • Note: A push to main does not automatically mean a new version is released.

4. Creating a GitHub release

   • A new release is created on GitHub, which generates new version images.
     • Note: This does not mean the version is released.

5. Updating the CDN

   • The final step is updating the version information on the CDN: https://cdn.coollabs.io/coolify/versions.json

Note

The CDN update may not occur immediately after the GitHub release. It can happen hours or even days later due to additional testing, stability checks, or potential hotfixes.

Version Availability

It's important to understand that a new version released on GitHub may not immediately become available for users to update (through manual or auto-update).

Important

If you see a new release on GitHub but haven't received the update, it's likely because the CDN hasn't been updated yet. This is intentional and ensures stability and allows for hotfixes before the new version is officially released.

Manually Update to Specific Versions

Warning

Updating to unreleased versions is not recommended and may cause issues. Use at your own risk!

To update your Coolify instance to a specific (unreleased) version, use the following command:

curl -fsSL https://cdn.coollabs.io/coolify/install.sh | bash -s <version>

-> Replace <version> with the version you want to update to (for example 4.0.0-beta.332).