Downgrade

If you need to run an older Maintainerr version, you must use a database backup from before you upgraded.

Notice

These instructions are a general guide. The most important part is restoring your backed up SQLite database into the mapped /opt/data directory on the host, outside the container.

You also need to pin the container image to the version you want to run in Docker Compose or your docker run command.

Before you start

• It is strongly recommended to back up your maintainerr.sqlite file regularly. There is a backup button in Settings -> General, or you can automate backups with your own script.
• Use a backup taken before the upgrade.
• Downgrading between unrelated versions is not officially supported. It may still work, but you should expect some risk.

1. Pick and pin the target version

Set your image to the version you want, for example:

image: ghcr.io/maintainerr/maintainerr:2.10.0

or:

image: maintainerr/maintainerr:2.10.0

2. Stop Maintainerr (if running)

Stop the running container before replacing the database file.

docker stop maintainerr

3. Restore your database backup

Your data lives in /opt/data inside the container (your host bind/volume target).

1. Open the host data directory that is mapped to /opt/data.
2. Find the current Maintainerr SQLite database file.
3. Replace it with the backed up copy from before the upgrade. Use a copy of the file and not the original.
4. Make sure file ownership/permissions are still correct for your container user (commonly 1000:1000).

4. Start Maintainerr on the pinned version

Docker Compose

docker compose pull
docker compose up -d

Docker Run

docker pull ghcr.io/maintainerr/maintainerr:2.10.0

Then run your normal docker run ... command again with the same /opt/data volume mapping, but using the pinned older image tag.

5. Validate after startup

• Open the UI and verify your rules/settings are present.
• Check logs for startup or database errors.
• Run a manual rule test to confirm expected behavior.