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# From 6.1 to 6.2
*Make sure you view this [upgrade guide from the `master` branch ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/tree/master/doc/update/6.1-to-6.2.md ) for the most up to date instructions.*
**You should update to 6.1 before installing 6.2 so all the necessary conversions are run.**
## 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 bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:create RAILS_ENV=production
```
## 1. Stop server
sudo service gitlab stop
## 2. Get latest code
```bash
cd /home/git/gitlab
sudo -u git -H git fetch --all
sudo -u git -H git checkout 6-2-stable # Latest version of 6-2-stable addresses CVE-2013-4489
# For GitLab Enterprise Edition: sudo -u git -H git checkout 6-2-stable-ee
```
## 3. Update gitlab-shell
```bash
cd /home/git/gitlab-shell
sudo -u git -H git fetch
sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.7.9 # Addresses multiple critical security vulnerabilities
```
## 4. Install additional packages
```bash
# Add support for logrotate for better log file handling
sudo apt-get install logrotate
```
## 5. Install libs, migrations, etc.
```bash
cd /home/git/gitlab
# 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
# MySQL
# 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)
sudo -u git -H bundle install --without development test postgres --deployment
# 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)
sudo -u git -H bundle install --without development test mysql --deployment
# Both MySQL and PostgreSQL
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake assets:clean RAILS_ENV=production
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake assets:precompile RAILS_ENV=production
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake cache:clear RAILS_ENV=production
```
## 6. Update config files
TIP: to see what changed in `gitlab.yml.example` in this release use next command:
```
git diff 6-1-stable:config/gitlab.yml.example 6-2-stable:config/gitlab.yml.example
```
- Make `/home/git/gitlab/config/gitlab.yml` same as < https: // gitlab . com / gitlab-org / gitlab-ce / blob / 6-2-stable / config / gitlab . yml . example > but with your settings.
- Make `/home/git/gitlab/config/unicorn.rb` same as < https: // gitlab . com / gitlab-org / gitlab-ce / blob / 6-2-stable / config / unicorn . rb . example > but with your settings.
- Copy rack attack middleware config:
```bash
sudo -u git -H cp config/initializers/rack_attack.rb.example config/initializers/rack_attack.rb
```
- Uncomment `config.middleware.use Rack::Attack` in `/home/git/gitlab/config/application.rb`
- Set up logrotate.
```bash
sudo cp lib/support/logrotate/gitlab /etc/logrotate.d/gitlab
```
## 7. Update Init script
```bash
sudo rm /etc/init.d/gitlab
sudo cp lib/support/init.d/gitlab /etc/init.d/gitlab
```
## 8. Start application
sudo service gitlab start
sudo service nginx restart
## 9. 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 (6.1)
### 1. Revert the code to the previous version
Follow the [upgrade guide from 6.0 to 6.1 ](6.0-to-6.1.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 bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:restore RAILS_ENV=production
```