# Upgrading Fabricate from Docker Compose

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Before you upgrade Fabricate, we strongly recommend that you create a full backup.
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When an upgrade is available:

1. Pull the latest Fabricate Docker image.
2. To deploy the new version of the Fabricate service, issue the following commands:

```bash
docker login -u='<username>' -p='<password>' quay.io
docker pull quay.io/tonicai/fabricate:latest
docker pull quay.io/tonicai/fabricate-html-to-pdf-sidecar:latest
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d --force-recreate --remove-orphans
```

When Fabricate restarts, the required database changes are applied automatically.


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