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diff --git a/doc/update/8.14-to-8.15.md b/doc/update/8.14-to-8.15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..b1e3b116548 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/update/8.14-to-8.15.md @@ -0,0 +1,237 @@ +# From 8.14 to 8.15 + +Make sure you view this update guide from the tag (version) of GitLab you would +like to install. In most cases this should be the highest numbered production +tag (without rc in it). You can select the tag in the version dropdown at the +top left corner of GitLab (below the menu bar). + +If the highest number stable branch is unclear please check the +[GitLab Blog](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/archives.html) for installation +guide links by version. + +### 1. Stop server + +```bash +sudo service gitlab stop +``` + +### 2. Backup + +```bash +cd /home/git/gitlab + +sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:create RAILS_ENV=production +``` + +### 3. Update Ruby + +We will continue supporting Ruby < 2.3 for the time being but we recommend you +upgrade to Ruby 2.3 if you're running a source installation, as this is the same +version that ships with our Omnibus package. + +You can check which version you are running with `ruby -v`. + +Download and compile Ruby: + +```bash +mkdir /tmp/ruby && cd /tmp/ruby +curl --remote-name --progress https://cache.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/2.3/ruby-2.3.1.tar.gz +echo 'c39b4001f7acb4e334cb60a0f4df72d434bef711 ruby-2.3.1.tar.gz' | shasum --check - && tar xzf ruby-2.3.1.tar.gz +cd ruby-2.3.1 +./configure --disable-install-rdoc +make +sudo make install +``` + +Install Bundler: + +```bash +sudo gem install bundler --no-ri --no-rdoc +``` + +### 4. Get latest code + +```bash +cd /home/git/gitlab + +sudo -u git -H git fetch --all +sudo -u git -H git checkout -- db/schema.rb # local changes will be restored automatically +``` + +For GitLab Community Edition: + +```bash +cd /home/git/gitlab + +sudo -u git -H git checkout 8-15-stable +``` + +OR + +For GitLab Enterprise Edition: + +```bash +cd /home/git/gitlab + +sudo -u git -H git checkout 8-15-stable-ee +``` + +### 5. Install libs, migrations, etc. + +```bash +cd /home/git/gitlab + +# MySQL installations (note: the line below states '--without postgres') +sudo -u git -H bundle install --without postgres development test --deployment + +# PostgreSQL installations (note: the line below states '--without mysql') +sudo -u git -H bundle install --without mysql development test --deployment + +# Optional: clean up old gems +sudo -u git -H bundle clean + +# Run database migrations +sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production + +# Clean up assets and cache +sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake assets:clean assets:precompile cache:clear RAILS_ENV=production +``` + +### 6. Update gitlab-workhorse + +Install and compile gitlab-workhorse. This requires +[Go 1.5](https://golang.org/dl) which should already be on your system from +GitLab 8.1. + +```bash +cd /home/git/gitlab + +sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake "gitlab:workhorse:install[/home/git/gitlab-workhorse]" RAILS_ENV=production +``` + +### 7. Update gitlab-shell + +```bash +cd /home/git/gitlab-shell + +sudo -u git -H git fetch --all --tags +sudo -u git -H git checkout v4.1.1 +``` + +### 8. Update configuration files + +#### New configuration options for `gitlab.yml` + +There are new configuration options available for [`gitlab.yml`](config/gitlab.yml.example). View them with the command below and apply them manually to your current `gitlab.yml`: + +```sh +cd /home/git/gitlab + +git diff origin/8-14-stable:config/gitlab.yml.example origin/8-15-stable:config/gitlab.yml.example +``` + +#### Git configuration + +Configure Git to generate packfile bitmaps (introduced in Git 2.0) on +the GitLab server during `git gc`. + +```sh +cd /home/git/gitlab + +sudo -u git -H git config --global repack.writeBitmaps true +``` + +#### Nginx configuration + +Ensure you're still up-to-date with the latest NGINX configuration changes: + +```sh +cd /home/git/gitlab + +# For HTTPS configurations +git diff origin/8-14-stable:lib/support/nginx/gitlab-ssl origin/8-15-stable:lib/support/nginx/gitlab-ssl + +# For HTTP configurations +git diff origin/8-14-stable:lib/support/nginx/gitlab origin/8-15-stable:lib/support/nginx/gitlab +``` + +If you are using Apache instead of NGINX please see the updated [Apache templates]. +Also note that because Apache does not support upstreams behind Unix sockets you +will need to let gitlab-workhorse listen on a TCP port. You can do this +via [/etc/default/gitlab]. + +[Apache templates]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-recipes/tree/master/web-server/apache +[/etc/default/gitlab]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/8-15-stable/lib/support/init.d/gitlab.default.example#L38 + +#### SMTP configuration + +If you're installing from source and use SMTP to deliver mail, you will need to add the following line +to config/initializers/smtp_settings.rb: + +```ruby +ActionMailer::Base.delivery_method = :smtp +``` + +See [smtp_settings.rb.sample] as an example. + +[smtp_settings.rb.sample]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/8-15-stable/config/initializers/smtp_settings.rb.sample#L13 + +#### Init script + +Ensure you're still up-to-date with the latest init script changes: + +```bash +cd /home/git/gitlab + +sudo cp lib/support/init.d/gitlab /etc/init.d/gitlab +``` + +For Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS: + +```bash +sudo systemctl daemon-reload +``` + +### 9. Start application + +```bash +sudo service gitlab start +sudo service nginx restart +``` + +### 10. Check application status + +Check if GitLab and its environment are configured correctly: + +```bash +cd /home/git/gitlab + +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: + +```bash +cd /home/git/gitlab + +sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:check RAILS_ENV=production +``` + +If all items are green, then congratulations, the upgrade is complete! + +## Things went south? Revert to previous version (8.14) + +### 1. Revert the code to the previous version + +Follow the [upgrade guide from 8.13 to 8.14](8.13-to-8.14.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 bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:restore RAILS_ENV=production +``` + +If you have more than one backup `*.tar` file(s) please add `BACKUP=timestamp_of_backup` to the command above. |