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 # Updates
 ## Nextcloud
 Update nextcloud to a new major version:
+- create state directories: `mkdir /tmp/var /tmp/data`
+- run vm state dirs to initialize state `sudo run-vm nextcloud --dummy-secrets --networking --var /tmp/var --data
+  /tmp/data`
 - Update lock file `nix flake update --commit-lock-file`
 - Change services.nextcloud.package to the next version (do not skip major version upgrades)
 - change custom `extraApps` to the new version
 - TEST!
-`sudo run-vm nextcloud --dummy-secrets --networking`
\ No newline at end of file
+- run vm again, it should successfully upgrade nextcloud from old to new version
+- run vm state dirs to initialize state `sudo run-vm nextcloud --dummy-secrets --networking --var /tmp/var --data
+  /tmp/data`