Maybe this is a silly question, but I haven’t found an answer: what should be the default branch for safe updates? I don’t want to break my production server by having some random failiures due to main branch issues? Should I just follow the latest tag? I.e. v3.2.0 currently?

Hello and welcome @CGenie :slight_smile: I think the majority of people use the default tests-passed branch, though some will use beta or stable. There’s a bit more info on the differences in Configure a supported tracking branch to get Discourse software updates

Understanding Discourse release channels also explains the differences.

The answer, imho, is stable as it receives minor bug fixes and security patches without changing most of the code significantly, usually resulting in greater compatibility as you upgrade through each patch. The downside is that moving a minor version increase to, say 3.3.0 (in the future) might inv…

Though I think even on tests-passed you’re in control of your own updates and can defer until you have time to check out any new features (possibly on a staging site if needed).

OK so another silly question: I use discourse_docker to deploy the server. It seems discourse is set up with main branch. How can I change that to tests-passed?

Aah, ok, version in containers/app.yml is by default on tests-passed. So I guess this is a sane config between stability and new features?

[صورة] Robert: The answer, imho, is stable Word. And this is based on several years of experience in running a large-ish forum as self host. While beta or test-passed receives fixes and new features faster, the stable branch is predictable. You know when major changes happen (version upgrade…

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