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# From 5.3 to 5.4
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*Make sure you view this [upgrade guide from the `master` branch ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/tree/master/doc/update/5.3-to-5.4.md ) for the most up to date instructions.*
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## 0. Backup
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It's useful to make a backup just in case things go south (with MySQL, this may require granting "LOCK TABLES" privileges to the GitLab user on the database version):
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```bash
cd /home/git/gitlab
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sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:create RAILS_ENV=production
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```
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## 1. Stop server
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sudo service gitlab stop
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## 2. Get latest code
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```bash
cd /home/git/gitlab
sudo -u git -H git fetch
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sudo -u git -H git checkout 5-4-stable # Latest version of 5-4-stable addresses CVE-2013-4489
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```
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## 3. Update gitlab-shell
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```bash
cd /home/git/gitlab-shell
sudo -u git -H git fetch
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sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.9 # Addresses multiple critical security vulnerabilities
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```
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## 4. Install libs, migrations, etc.
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```bash
cd /home/git/gitlab
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# The Modernizr gem was yanked from RubyGems. It is required for GitLab >= 2.8.0
# Edit `Gemfile` and change `gem "modernizr", "2.5.3"` to
# `gem "modernizr-rails", "2.7.1"``
sudo -u git -H vim Gemfile
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# MySQL
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# Run a bundle install without deployment to generate the new Gemfile
sudo -u git -H bundle install --without development test postgres --no-deployment
# Install libs (with deployment this time)
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sudo -u git -H bundle install --without development test postgres --deployment
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# PostgreSQL
# Run a bundle install without deployment to generate the new Gemfile
sudo -u git -H bundle install --without development test mysql --no-deployment
# Install libs (with deployment this time)
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sudo -u git -H bundle install --without development test mysql --deployment
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# Both MySQL and PostgreSQL
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sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production
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sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake assets:precompile RAILS_ENV=production
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```
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## 5. Update config files
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- Make `/home/git/gitlab/config/gitlab.yml` same as < https: // gitlab . com / gitlab-org / gitlab-ce / blob / 5-4-stable / config / gitlab . yml . example > but with your settings.
- Make `/home/git/gitlab/config/puma.rb` same as < https: // gitlab . com / gitlab-org / gitlab-ce / blob / 5-4-stable / config / puma . rb . example > but with your settings.
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## 6. Update Init script
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```bash
sudo rm /etc/init.d/gitlab
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sudo curl --location --output /etc/init.d/gitlab https://raw.github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/5-4-stable/lib/support/init.d/gitlab
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sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/gitlab
```
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## 7. Start application
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sudo service gitlab start
sudo service nginx restart
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## 8. Check application status
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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 complete!
## Things went south? Revert to previous version (5.3)
### 1. Revert the code to the previous version
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Follow the [upgrade guide from 5.2 to 5.3 ](5.2-to-5.3.md ), except for the database migration (the backup is already migrated to the previous version).
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### 2. Restore from the backup:
```bash
cd /home/git/gitlab
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sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:restore RAILS_ENV=production
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```