gitlab-org--gitlab-foss/doc/update/upgrader.md

GitLab Upgrader

GitLab Upgrader - ruby script that allows you easily upgrade GitLab to latest minor version. Ex. it can update your application from 6.4 to latest GitLab 6 version (like 6.5.1). You still need to create backup and manually restart GitLab but all other operations can be done by upgrade tool.

GitLab Upgrader is available only for 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

# it also supports -y option to avouid user input
# sudo -u git -H ruby script/upgrade.rb -y

3. Start application

sudo service gitlab start
sudo service nginx restart