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How to update to Ghost 1.9.0 with Docker

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Web Development & Blogging DevOps & Infrastructure
Marco Mornati
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Marco Mornati
I build, self-host and sometimes break software in production — writing about AI tooling, coding agents and infrastructure.
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Overview
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If you are using the docker-ghostblog or docker-ghostblog-cloudinary to run your blog, you can simply update to the latest version.

Sometimes you may need to upgrade the database schema, like the migration from 1.8.6 version to the 1.9.0. After starting the blog, you’ll notice the container shuts down immediately and, checking the blog logs, you’ll find something like:

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In this case, just run the correct docker-ghostdbmigrate to upgrade your database and then start the blog.

Migration Procedure
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docker pull mmornati/docker-ghostblog-cloudinary:1.9.0
docker pull mmornati/docker-ghostdbmigrate:1.9.0
docker run -it --rm --name blogmigrate -e NODE_ENV=production -e DB_CURRENT_VERSION=1.8.6 -v /opt/ghost-blog:/ghost-override mmornati/docker-ghostdbmigrate:1.9.0
docker run -d -p 2368:2368 -e WEB_URL=http://test.blog -e SERVER_HOST=12.4.23.5 -e SERVER_PORT=4000 -e CLOUDINARY_URL=cloudinary://87237872387:aaaaaaaaaaaa@blog-mornati-net -v /opt/data:/ghost-override mmornati/docker-ghostblog-cloudinary:1.9.0

Enjoy your updated blog.