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+Administrative tasks
+====================
+
+Administrative tasks are handled by the command-line interface. To get a quick
+overview of available commands, run:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   $ hircine -h
+
+Updating the application
+------------------------
+
+To update **hircine**, download the newest wheel and install it in the virtual
+environment:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   $ source <VENVDIR>/bin/activate
+   (.venv) $ python -m pip install <WHEEL>
+
+Running database migrations
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+After the update it might be required to bring the database up-to-date. To do
+this, run:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   $ hircine migrate
+
+A backup will be created automatically.
+
+Backing up the database
+-----------------------
+
+To save a current backup of the database into the ``backup/`` directory, run:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   $ hircine backup
+
+To restore a previously saved backup, stop **hircine** and simply replace the
+``hircine.db`` file with the backup.
+
+Optimizing the database
+-----------------------
+
+To optimize the SQLite database, run:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   $ hircine vacuum
+
+This is generally only recommended after deleting a large amount of data. Refer
+to the `SQLite documentation
+<https://www.sqlite.org/lang_vacuum.html#description>`_ for details on this
+process.