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authorRobert Speicher <rspeicher@gmail.com>2015-09-20 18:55:47 -0400
committerRobert Speicher <rspeicher@gmail.com>2015-09-20 18:58:09 -0400
commitd511edc952574d0e5f51180648cbfbd2061bfe47 (patch)
treee3179891e092a627b55b84553d9881ff77948d61
parentfc8ae32bcefdeb3fb629d932ba1ac5cc2f31f38d (diff)
downloadgitlab-ce-d511edc952574d0e5f51180648cbfbd2061bfe47.tar.gz
More migration guide updates
Fixes a few links and typos, and reorganizes the CI "Create a backup" section.
-rw-r--r--doc/migrate_ci_to_ce/README.md61
1 files changed, 33 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/doc/migrate_ci_to_ce/README.md b/doc/migrate_ci_to_ce/README.md
index ac6bb630b08..8525fb3847d 100644
--- a/doc/migrate_ci_to_ce/README.md
+++ b/doc/migrate_ci_to_ce/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ This migration cannot be performed online and takes a significant amount of
time. Make sure to plan ahead.
If you are running a version of GitLab CI prior to 8.0 please follow the
-appropriate [update guide](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ci/blob/master/doc/update/).
+appropriate [update guide](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ci/tree/master/doc/update/).
The migration is divided into three parts:
@@ -35,29 +35,36 @@ The migration is divided into three parts:
The migration procedure modifies the structure of the CI database. If something
goes wrong, you will not be able to revert to a previous version without a
-backup:
+backup.
-```bash
-cd /home/gitlab_ci/gitlab-ci
-sudo -u gitlab_ci -H bundle exec backup:create RAILS_ENV=production
-```
+If your GitLab CI installation uses **MySQL** and your GitLab CE (or EE)
+installation uses **PostgreSQL** you'll need to convert the CI database by
+setting a `MYSQL_TO_POSTGRESQL` flag.
-If your GitLab CI installation uses **MySQL** and your GitLab CE uses **PostgreSQL**
-you need to convert database data with **MYSQL_TO_POSTGRESQL**.
+You can check which database each install is using by viewing their
+database configuration files:
-You can check that by looking into GitLab CI and GitLab CE (or EE) database configuration file:
+```sh
+cat /home/gitlab_ci/gitlab-ci/config/database.yml
+cat /home/git/gitlab/config/database.yml
+```
- ```sh
- cat /home/gitlab_ci/gitlab-ci/config/database.yml
- cat /home/git/gitlab/config/database.yml
+- If both applications use the same database `adapter`, create the backup with
+ this command:
+
+ ```bash
+ cd /home/gitlab_ci/gitlab-ci
+ sudo -u gitlab_ci -H bundle exec backup:create RAILS_ENV=production
```
-To create backup with database conversion (MySQL -> PostgreSQL) execute:
+- If CI uses MySQL, and CE (or EE) uses PostgreSQL, create the backup with this
+ command (note the `MYSQL_TO_POSTGRESQL` flag):
-```bash
-cd /home/gitlab_ci/gitlab-ci
-sudo -u gitlab_ci -H bundle exec backup:create RAILS_ENV=production MYSQL_TO_POSTGRESQL=1
-```
+
+ ```bash
+ cd /home/gitlab_ci/gitlab-ci
+ sudo -u gitlab_ci -H bundle exec backup:create RAILS_ENV=production MYSQL_TO_POSTGRESQL=1
+ ```
#### 3. Remove cronjob
@@ -103,9 +110,7 @@ same file in GitLab CE:
There are new configuration options available for `gitlab.yml`. View them with
the command below and apply them manually to your current `gitlab.yml`:
-```sh
-git diff origin/7-14-stable:config/gitlab.yml.example origin/8-0-stable:config/gitlab.yml.example
-```
+ git diff origin/7-14-stable:config/gitlab.yml.example origin/8-0-stable:config/gitlab.yml.example
The new options include configuration settings for GitLab CI.
@@ -116,16 +121,16 @@ The new options include configuration settings for GitLab CI.
#### 7. Import GitLab CI backup
-Now you'll import the GitLab CI database dump that you [created
-earlier](#5-create-a-database-dump) into the GitLab CE or EE database:
+Now you'll import the GitLab CI database dump that you created earlier into the
+GitLab CE or EE database:
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake ci:migrate RAILS_ENV=production
-
+
This task will take some time.
#### 8. Start GitLab
-You can start GitLab CI (or EE) now and see if everything is working:
+You can start GitLab CE (or EE) now and see if everything is working:
sudo service gitlab start
@@ -191,7 +196,8 @@ Make sure you substitute these placeholder values with your real ones:
1. `YOUR_GITLAB_SERVER_FQDN`: The current public-facing address of your GitLab
CE (or EE) install (e.g., `gitlab.com`).
-**Make sure not to remove the `/ci$request_uri` part. This is required to properly forward the requests.**
+**Make sure not to remove the `/ci$request_uri` part. This is required to
+properly forward the requests.**
You should also make sure that you can:
@@ -209,8 +215,7 @@ You should also make sure that you can:
#### 4. Done!
If everything went well you should be able to access your migrated CI install by
-visiting `https://gitlab.example.com/ci/`.
-
-If you visit the old GitLab CI address, you should be redirected to the new one.
+visiting `https://gitlab.example.com/ci/`. If you visit the old GitLab CI
+address, you should be redirected to the new one.
**Enjoy!**