Terry : GitLab Upgrader

This page last changed on Apr 17, 2014 by terry.

GitLab Upgrader

GitLab Upgrader - a ruby script that allows you easily upgrade GitLab to latest minor version.

For example it can update your application from 6.4 to latest GitLab 6 version (like 6.7.5). You still need to create a a backup and manually restart GitLab after runnning the script but all other operations are done by this upgrade script. If you have local changes to your GitLab repository the script will stash them and you need to use git stash pop after running the script.

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GitLab Upgrader is available only for GitLab version 6.4.2 or higher!

 

0. Backup

cd /home/git/gitlab
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:create RAILS_ENV=production

1. Stop server

sudo service gitlab stop

2. Run gitlab upgrade tool

cd /home/git/gitlab
sudo -u git -H ruby script/upgrade.rb

to perform a non-interactive install (no user input required) you can add -y

sudo -u git -H ruby script/upgrade.rb -y

3. Start application

sudo service gitlab start
sudo service nginx restart

4. 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 with:

sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:check RAILS_ENV=production

If all items are green, then congratulations upgrade is complete!

 One line upgrade command

You've read through the entire guide, and probably did all the steps manually. Here is a one liner for convenience, the next time you upgrade:

For devops GitLab instance

cd /home/git/gitlab; bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:create RAILS_ENV=production; \
  sudo service gitlab stop; ruby script/upgrade.rb -y; sudo service gitlab start; \
  sudo service nginx restart; bundle exec rake gitlab:check RAILS_ENV=production

Generic

cd /home/git/gitlab; sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:create RAILS_ENV=production; \
  sudo service gitlab stop; sudo -u git -H ruby script/upgrade.rb -y; sudo service gitlab start; \
  sudo service nginx restart; sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:check RAILS_ENV=production 

Reference

https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/doc/update/upgrader.md