Update Rowy

If you deployed Rowy on rowy.app, you’ll receive the latest updates automatically as we release them. See changelog →

Otherwise, if you’re self-hosting Rowy, you can get release updates through the main branch on GitHub.

The update procedure depends on whether you cloned the Rowy repo directly or forked it on GitHub first.

Cloned directly

You cloned the repo directly

If you cloned the repo and did not change the Git remotes, you can pull directly from origin.

1. Get the latest commits:

   git pull origin main

2. Update frontend dependencies:

   yarn

3. Run the app locally to test:

   yarn start

You committed changes

If you committed any changes to the code, excluding adding config files, you can follow the same procedure above.

However, you may see the following in your terminal:

Merge branch 'main' of https://github.com/rowyio/rowy
# Please enter a commit message to explain why this merge is necessary,
# especially if it merges an updated upstream into a topic branch.

If the terminal says nano above that, press CtrlX to merge the changes.
If it does not, you may be using vim. Press Esc, then type :wq, then hit Enter to merge the changes.

If a merge conflict, you must resolve them before continuing. Read GitHub’s guide on addressing merge conflicts ↗

If you have any other issues, read GitHub’s guide to Git ↗

Forked on GitHub

You forked Rowy on Github

If you forked Rowy using GitHub and cloned your fork repository, your origin remote will be set to your fork.

1. Set the Rowy repo as the upstream repository:

   git remote add upstream https://github.com/rowyio/rowy.git

2. Fetch the latest commits from upstream:

   git fetch upstream

3. Check out your fork’s local main branch:

   git checkout main

4. Merge the changes from upstream/main into your local main branch:

   git merge upstream/main

   If you have made any changes to the code, excluding adding config files, you will likely face a merge conflict. You must resolve them before continuing.
   Read GitHub’s guide on addressing merge conflicts ↗

5. Update frontend dependencies:

   yarn

6. Run the app locally to test:

   yarn start

7. Push your changes to your fork:

   git push

Rebuild and redeploy Rowy

Once you have received the latest updates to Rowy on your local repository, you should rebuild and redeploy Rowy to your hosting service.

1. Build the app:

   yarn build

2. If you’re using Firebase Hosting, you can run:

   yarn deploy

   This will deploy Rowy to Firebase Hosting with the target set to rowy.