# From 5.1 to 5.2 ### 0. Backup 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) ```bash cd /home/git/gitlab sudo -u git -H RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:create ``` ### 1. Stop server sudo service gitlab stop ### 2. Get latest code ```bash cd /home/git/gitlab sudo -u git -H git fetch sudo -u git -H git checkout 5-2-stable ``` ### 3. Update gitlab-shell ```bash cd /home/git/gitlab-shell sudo -u git -H git fetch sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.4.0 ``` ### 4. Install libs, migrations, etc. ```bash cd /home/git/gitlab # MySQL sudo -u git -H bundle install --without development test postgres --deployment #PostgreSQL sudo -u git -H bundle install --without development test mysql --deployment sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production ``` ### 5. Update config files * Make `/home/git/gitlab/config/gitlab.yml` same as https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/5-2-stable/config/gitlab.yml.example but with your settings. * Make `/home/git/gitlab/config/puma.rb` same as https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/5-2-stable/config/puma.rb.example but with your settings. ### 6. Update Init script ```bash sudo rm /etc/init.d/gitlab sudo curl --output /etc/init.d/gitlab https://raw.github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/5-2-stable/lib/support/init.d/gitlab sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/gitlab ``` ### 6. Start application sudo service gitlab start sudo service nginx restart ### 7. 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 complete! ## Things went south? Revert to previous version (5.1) ### 1. Revert the code to the previous version Follow the [`upgrade guide from 5.0 to 5.1`](5.0-to-5.1.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 RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:restore ```