From 9185adb6111cd2074da5392fbe7a47a7451f8bb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sverre Nystad <sverrenystad@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2024 15:01:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Docs: Add instructions for fixing migration issues with
 docker

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 backend/README.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md
index c68bae9d..22109fbb 100644
--- a/backend/README.md
+++ b/backend/README.md
@@ -74,6 +74,23 @@ docker-compose run tutorai python manage.py makemigrations
 docker-compose run tutorai python manage.py migrate
 ```
 
+## If the migrations are not working
+
+One need to delete migrations files in migrations folders. Shut down the docker-compose and remove the database volume. Then run the following commands:
+
+```bash
+docker-compose down
+docker volume rm backend_postgres_data
+```
+Then you can apply the migrations again.
+```bash
+docker-compose run tutorai python manage.py makemigrations
+docker-compose run tutorai python manage.py migrate
+```
+and then run the docker-compose again.
+```bash
+docker-compose up
+```
 
 ## How to create a new application in the backend