legacy to scoop

Legacy To Scoop

Use this guide when you are moving off the legacy install script and want to keep Crona managed by Scoop on Windows. Stop Crona, run the beta installer once, back up the database, clear the old runtime, remove the old binaries, install Scoop, and restore the backup.

Estimated time: 20-30 minutes, mainly because the Windows install and restore steps can take a little longer to complete.

Use this guide when the final install should be managed by Scoop rather than the legacy script.

Before You Start

Stop every running Crona process before you touch the install.

Close any open TUI windows, CLI sessions, and background Crona processes. If a process is still running after you close the app, stop it manually with Task Manager or Stop-Process.

1. Download The Latest Beta Installer

Download install-crona-tui.ps1 from the latest beta release page on GitHub Releases.

2. Run The Legacy Installer Once

Run the script and allow it to replace the existing install when prompted.

$version = "<version>"
Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/webxsid/crona/releases/download/$version/install-crona-tui.ps1" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\install-crona-tui.ps1"
powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "$env:TEMP\install-crona-tui.ps1"

Keep the existing install selected when the script asks whether to overwrite the current version.

3. Back Up Your Database

Run:

crona backup

The command prints the backup path. Keep that path for the restore step.

4. Remove The Runtime Directory

Remove the Crona runtime directory after the backup is complete.

Windows prod: %LocalAppData%\Crona
Windows dev: %LocalAppData%\Crona Dev

5. Remove The Legacy Binaries

Remove the old binaries from the previous user install directory if they are still present.

Typical location:

%LocalAppData%\Programs\Crona\bin

6. Install Scoop

Install the package manager version you want to keep:

scoop bucket add webxsid https://github.com/webxsid/scoop-bucket
scoop install crona

To stay on the beta track instead, use:

scoop bucket add webxsid https://github.com/webxsid/scoop-bucket
scoop install crona-beta

7. Restore The Backup