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author | Yorick Peterse <yorickpeterse@gmail.com> | 2016-04-04 15:17:19 +0300 |
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committer | Yorick Peterse <yorickpeterse@gmail.com> | 2016-04-04 15:36:47 +0300 |
commit | 6ddfd49669207124466613ea0acce17bff50613b (patch) | |
tree | 2bc44dbd916d00a25d4354f3d7de79e71053b8eb /doc/update/8.6-to-8.7.md | |
parent | 4bf302799f7bd32e27c0fe83abe34239d9c3e1fd (diff) |
Added 8.7 install/update guides
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diff --git a/doc/update/8.6-to-8.7.md b/doc/update/8.6-to-8.7.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..76eee147c72 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/update/8.6-to-8.7.md @@ -0,0 +1,146 @@ +# From 8.6 to 8.7 + +Make sure you view this update guide from the tag (version) of GitLab you would +like to install. In most cases this should be the highest numbered production +tag (without rc in it). You can select the tag in the version dropdown at the +top left corner of GitLab (below the menu bar). + +If the highest number stable branch is unclear please check the +[GitLab Blog](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/archives.html) for installation +guide links by version. + +### 1. Stop server + + sudo service gitlab stop + +### 2. Backup + +```bash +cd /home/git/gitlab +sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:create RAILS_ENV=production +``` + +### 3. Get latest code + +```bash +sudo -u git -H git fetch --all +sudo -u git -H git checkout -- db/schema.rb # local changes will be restored automatically +``` + +For GitLab Community Edition: + +```bash +sudo -u git -H git checkout 8-7-stable +``` + +OR + +For GitLab Enterprise Edition: + +```bash +sudo -u git -H git checkout 8-7-stable-ee +``` + +### 4. Update gitlab-shell + +```bash +cd /home/git/gitlab-shell +sudo -u git -H git fetch --all +sudo -u git -H git checkout v2.7.0 +``` + +### 5. Update gitlab-workhorse + +Install and compile gitlab-workhorse. This requires +[Go 1.5](https://golang.org/dl) which should already be on your system from +GitLab 8.1. + +```bash +cd /home/git/gitlab-workhorse +sudo -u git -H git fetch --all +sudo -u git -H git checkout v0.7.1 +sudo -u git -H make +``` + +### 6. Install libs, migrations, etc. + +```bash +cd /home/git/gitlab + +# MySQL installations (note: the line below states '--without postgres') +sudo -u git -H bundle install --without postgres development test --deployment + +# PostgreSQL installations (note: the line below states '--without mysql') +sudo -u git -H bundle install --without mysql development test --deployment + +# Optional: clean up old gems +sudo -u git -H bundle clean + +# Run database migrations +sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production + +# Clean up assets and cache +sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake assets:clean assets:precompile cache:clear RAILS_ENV=production + +``` + +### 7. Update configuration files + +#### Nginx configuration + +Ensure you're still up-to-date with the latest NGINX configuration changes: + +```sh +# For HTTPS configurations +git diff origin/8-6-stable:lib/support/nginx/gitlab-ssl origin/8-7-stable:lib/support/nginx/gitlab-ssl + +# For HTTP configurations +git diff origin/8-6-stable:lib/support/nginx/gitlab origin/8-7-stable:lib/support/nginx/gitlab +``` + +If you are using Apache instead of NGINX please see the updated [Apache templates]. +Also note that because Apache does not support upstreams behind Unix sockets you +will need to let gitlab-workhorse listen on a TCP port. You can do this +via [/etc/default/gitlab]. + +[Apache templates]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-recipes/tree/master/web-server/apache +[/etc/default/gitlab]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/8-7-stable/lib/support/init.d/gitlab.default.example#L37 + +#### Init script + +Ensure you're still up-to-date with the latest init script changes: + + sudo cp lib/support/init.d/gitlab /etc/init.d/gitlab + +### 8. Start application + + sudo service gitlab start + sudo service nginx restart + +### 9. Check application status + +Check if GitLab and its environment are configured correctly: + + sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:env:info RAILS_ENV=production + +To make sure you didn't miss anything run a more thorough check: + + sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:check RAILS_ENV=production + +If all items are green, then congratulations, the upgrade is complete! + +## Things went south? Revert to previous version (8.6) + +### 1. Revert the code to the previous version + +Follow the [upgrade guide from 8.5 to 8.6](8.5-to-8.6.md), except for the +database migration (the backup is already migrated to the previous version). + +### 2. Restore from the backup + +```bash +cd /home/git/gitlab +sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:restore RAILS_ENV=production +``` + +If you have more than one backup `*.tar` file(s) please add `BACKUP=timestamp_of_backup` to the command above. |