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Beta channel

The beta channel gives early access to new DM Loremind features, before the stable version. It is free and open to everyone: no account or sign-in is needed.

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Beta versions may contain bugs or breaking changes. Back up your data (see Backups and restore) before switching.

Docker installation​

  1. In DM Loremind, open Settings → Updates → Beta channel.
  2. Click Switch to the beta channel, then confirm with Switch to beta.
  3. The core, brain and web containers are recreated with the beta images. The application is unavailable for 10 to 30 seconds, then the page reloads automatically.

The ghcr.io/igmlcreation/loremind-beta-* beta images are public: there is nothing to configure on the registry side. Your data (DB, images) is preserved during the switch.

The Current channel line shows whether you are on Stable or Beta.

Automatic updates​

Once on the beta channel, if you use Watchtower (recommended), it pulls new beta images on every check. The channel switch (stable ↔ beta) itself goes through the container recreation triggered from Settings → Updates — not just through Watchtower.

Returning to the stable channel​

From Settings → Updates → Beta channel, click Switch back to the stable channel, then confirm with Switch back to stable: the containers are recreated with the stable images. You can switch back at any time.

Channel switcher sidecar not installed?

Older installations do not have the switching service. Fetch the latest docker-compose.yml from the repository and run docker compose pull && docker compose up -d once. Otherwise, switch manually by editing IMAGE_NAMESPACE in your .env: igmlcreation/loremind- for stable, igmlcreation/loremind-beta- for beta.

Desktop application​

Each beta is published as a pre-release on GitHub Releases. To install it, download the .msi (Windows) or .AppImage (Linux) of the pre-release you want, as for an update.

A beta installation is notified of the next beta as well as of the stable version that replaces it. A stable installation is never notified of betas.

Your data (~/.loremind) is kept. Going back to stable means installing the next stable version; it is not a data restore.

Use the additions​

What's new on beta links to mentor, review, guided methods, session and mobile guides. Tablet access belongs to desktop installations.