{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Dikaios1517 wrote","author_name":"Dikaios1517 (npub1ku…v3lhe)","author_url":"https://yabu.me/npub1kun5628raxpm7usdkj62z2337hr77f3ryrg9cf0vjpyf4jvk9r9smv3lhe","provider_name":"njump","provider_url":"https://yabu.me","html":"I'm probably not the guy to give you an accurate gauge, as I updated on a much earlier beta version of 0.4.0 that still had a few bugs with migrating services (like LND!) properly. I understand that has been fixed now, but it was a nervous few days with my lightning node down and nothing I could do about it.\n\nMy advice: Uninstall any apps that you haven't really been using, and that you can very easily reinstall, because they aren't storing data that is important to you. For instance, if you have Mempool installed, that's just a UI for viewing your node's mempool. You can uninstall that before updating and reinstall it afterward without any problem. Same for Lightning Node management UIs like Thunderhub or RTL. That is NOT the case for Alby Hub, if you are running it, though. If you have any sub-wallets with NWC connection strings set up in there, uninstalling Alby Hub will get rid of those.\n\nBy uninstalling unused or easily reinstalled apps, it should make the update go a bit faster. It's also a process that should take hours, not days. Nodes are down for a few hours all the time, and if some channel partner tries to do you dirty while you are offline, it's fine because you have plenty of time for a justice transaction.\n\nMake sure you complete a backup, after stopping all apps, before you update. You shouldn't get into a situation where you need to fall back to 0.3.5 at this point, but you can't be too safe on these things.\n\nYou should also note that not all apps that were available for 0.3.5 have been updated to run on 0.4.0. That means there MAY be some apps you use that you won't have access to any longer. I am not talking about any of the core apps you need for running and managing a node, like your main Bitcoin implementation, LND, CLN, Alby Hubb, Thunderhub, RTL. All of those are still there. As are most of the popular self-hosting apps, like Nextcloud, Synapse Server, Vaultwarden, and the like. If there is an app you are particularly concerned about, I can check to make sure it is in either the Start9 or Community registry before you update, but I would not consider an app not being available a reason not to update at this point. Start9 will no longer be supporting 0.3.5 and the apps available on that version will no longer be receiving updates, outside of critical vulnerabilities, like the recent update for BTCPay.\n\nHope that helps."}