board.net-Installation.md

@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ In `/etc/systemd/system/etherpad.service` we start the service with
 
 ## upgrade etherpad
 
+
+do backup before updating:
+
+     /opt# tar -cvzf etherpad-lite1.6.1backup.tgz etherpad-lite/
+
 ```
 service etherpad stop
 n latest
@@ -29,9 +34,7 @@ Ctrl - C
 service etherpad start
 ```
 
-do backup before updating:
-
-     /opt# tar -cvzf etherpad-lite1.6.1backup.tgz etherpad-lite/
+if that does not work, install fresh clone of etherpad, copy `settings.json` and `src/static/custom folder` and re-install the plugins https://git.fairkom.net/hosting/board.net/-/issues/46#note_29311
 
 added .gitignore files in some dirctories in locale / custom / static