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Update your Monica instance

Monica uses the concept of releases and tries to follow Semantic Versioning as much as possible. If you run the project locally, or if you have installed Monica on your own server, you need to follow these steps below to update it, every single time, or you will run into problems.

  1. Always make a backup of your data before upgrading.
  2. Check that your backup is valid.
  3. Read the release notes to check for breaking changes.
  4. Then, run the following command at the root of the project:
git pull origin master
composer install --no-interaction --prefer-dist --optimize-autoloader
php artisan migrate --force

Your instance should be updated.

Importing vCards (CLI only)

Note: this is only possible if you install Monica on your server or locally.

You can import your contacts in vCard format in your account with one simple CLI command: php artisan import:vcard {email user} {filename}.vcf

where {email user} is the email of the user in your Monica instance who will be associated the new contacts to, and {filename} being the name of your .vcf file. The .vcf file has to be in the root of your Monica installation (in the same directory where the artisan file is).

Example: php artisan import:vcard [email protected] contacts.vcf

The .vcf can contain as many contacts as you want.

Importing SQL from the exporter feature

Monica allows you to export your data in SQL, under the Settings panel. When you export your data in SQL, you'll get a file called monica.sql.

To import it into your own instance, you need to make sure that the database of your instance is completely empty (no tables, no data).

Then, follow the steps:

  • php artisan migrate
  • php artisan db:seed --class ActivityTypesTableSeeder
  • php artisan db:seed --class CountriesSeederTable
  • Then import monica.sql into your database. Tools like phpmyadmin or Sequel Pro might help you with that.
  • Finally, sign in with the same credentials as the ones used on https://monicahq.com and you are good to go.

There is one caveat with the SQL exporter: you can't get the photos you've uploaded for now.