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From synapse 1.164.2-r0 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running update_synapse_database --help (exit 0). permalink

usage: update_synapse_database [-h] [-v] --database-config DATABASE_CONFIG
                               [--run-background-updates]

Updates a synapse database to the latest schema and optionally runs background updates on it.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -v
  --database-config DATABASE_CONFIG
                        Synapse configuration file, giving the details of the database to be
                        updated
  --run-background-updates
                        run background updates after upgrading the database schema
Options (4)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpshow this help message and exithelp
-vhelp
--database-config DATABASE_CONFIGSynapse configuration file, giving the details of the database to be updatedhelp
--run-background-updatesrun background updates after upgrading the database schemahelp

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