From ac4489875fed540b839faaa8704966b69f9939a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AJ Formation <119863636+ajformation@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:18:03 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Simple Readme documentation (#6729)

* Simple Readme documentation

* Get actual version
---
 README.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fbcd4c805247..b046f1e0ccb7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -174,6 +174,31 @@ following plugins:
     that each user's chosen color, display name, comment ownership, etc. is
     strongly linked to their account.
 
+### Upgrade Etherpad
+
+Run the following command in your Etherpad folder to upgrade
+
+1. Stop any running Etherpad (manual, systemd ...)
+2. Get present version
+```sh
+git -P tag --contains
+```
+3. List versions available
+```sh
+git -P tag --list "v*" --merged
+```
+4. Select the version
+```sh
+git checkout v2.2.5 
+git switch -c v2.2.5
+```
+5. Upgrade Etherpad
+```sh
+./bin/run.sh
+```
+6. Stop with [CTRL-C]
+7. Restart your Etherpad service
+
 ## Next Steps
 
 ### Tweak the settings