Update Home Assistant docker installation

In order to safely update your docker container in a Synology NAS. I assume you manage your docker containers via docker-compose

1. List the running containers
   

   docker ps

2. Go to the docker folder
   

   cd /volume1/docker

3. Copy the configuration (if needed)
   

   cp -rp ha /volume2/backups/ha-bak.24.11

4. Stop the container
   

   docker stop homeassistant

5. Make a backup
   

   docker commit homeassistant homeassistant-backup:version-24.11

6. Pull the latest image
   

   docker pull ghcr.io/home-assistant/home-assistant:stable

   
   or if you want a specific version
   

   docker pull ghcr.io/home-assistant/home-assistant:2024.11.3

7. Remove the container
   

   docker rm homeassistant

8. If you have a specific version to use, edit the version of the image in the docker-compose file to the downloaded one (2024.11.3, default is stable)
   

   vi docker-compose.yaml

9. Start up the new container
   

   docker-compose --verbose up -d homeassistant

Checklist afterwards:

• Check if configuration is loaded correctly:
  

  docker exec homeassistant python -m homeassistant --script check_config --config /config

• Check for version: Settings > About
• Check for logs: Settings > System > Logs
• Update HACS plugins if needed

For a full recovery of a container:

1. Stop and Remove the Current Container:
   

   docker stop homeassistant

   
   

   docker rm homeassistant

2. Run a New Container from the Backup Image (or edit your docker-compose.yaml and start with docker-compose):
   

   docker run -d --name homeassistant \ --restart=unless-stopped \ -v /volume1/docker/ha:/config \ -e TZ=Europe/Paris \ --net=host \ homeassistant-backup:version-24.11