Update your site

Keep your media library up to date by following these steps:

1. Check your dependencies by running

   npm outdated

2. Read the release notes on GitHub
3. Update your dependencies by running

   npm update

   This updates your dependencies to the latest version according to the version specifiers inside package.json.
4. There are changes that are not updated automatically, namely major releases, where the first part of the version number increases. Major releases might break compatibility with your project. LightNet depends on other packages such as Astro and Tailwind CSS. You should not update these dependencies to a new major version unless the LightNet release notes tell you to do so. The LightNet project follows those upstream releases and introduces major updates from time to time. If there is a new major LightNet release, do the following:
   1. Update your project to the latest LightNet major release: inside package.json, change the version numbers to match the latest LightNet version. Keep the ^ suffix to support minor and patch updates with npm update.
   2. Install the updated LightNet dependencies:

      npm install

   3. Check the LightNet release notes to see what additional changes are needed for your project. This might include updating major version numbers of other packages. In this case update their version numbers in package.json and execute npm install again.
   4. Follow the release notes to adjust your project to LightNet’s changes.

Note

LightNet follows Semantic Versioning. This means you can update your dependencies to the latest minor version without breaking your site.