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# From 3.1 to 4.0
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*Make sure you view this [upgrade guide from the `master` branch](../../../master/doc/update/3.1-to-4.0.md) for the most up to date instructions.*
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## Important changes

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- Support for SQLite was dropped
- Support for Gitolite 2 was dropped
- Projects are organized in namespaces
- The GitLab post-receive hook needs to be updated
- The configuration file needs to be updated
- Availability of `python2` executable
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Most of projects has post-receive file as symlink to Gitolite `/home/git/.gitolite/hooks/post-receive`. But some of them may have a real file. In this case you should rewrite it with symlink to Gitolite hook.
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I wrote a bash script which will do it automatically for you. Just make sure all path inside is valid for you

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## 1. Stop GitLab & Resque
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    sudo service gitlab stop

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## 2. Update GitLab
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```bash

# Get latest code
sudo -u gitlab -H git fetch
sudo -u gitlab -H git checkout 4-0-stable

# Install gems for MySQL
sudo -u gitlab -H bundle install --without development test postgres

# Update repos permissions
sudo chmod -R ug+rwXs /home/git/repositories/
sudo chown -R git:git /home/git/repositories/

# Migrate db
sudo -u gitlab -H bundle exec rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production

# Enable namespaces (**Warning!** All projects in groups will be moved to subdirectories)
sudo -u gitlab -H bundle exec rake gitlab:enable_namespaces RAILS_ENV=production

```

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## 3. Update post-receive hooks  (Requires Gitolite v3 )
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Step 1: Rewrite post-receive hook

```bash
sudo cp ./lib/hooks/post-receive /home/git/.gitolite/hooks/common/post-receive
sudo chown git:git /home/git/.gitolite/hooks/common/post-receive
```

Step 2: Update project hooks to be symlinks to the Gitolite hook

```bash
# 1. Check paths in script
sudo -u gitlab -H vim lib/support/rewrite-hooks.sh

# 2. Run script
sudo -u git -H lib/support/rewrite-hooks.sh
```

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## 4. Replace config with new one
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    # backup old one
    sudo -u gitlab -H cp config/gitlab.yml config/gitlab.yml.old

    # copy new one
    sudo -u gitlab -H cp config/gitlab.yml.example config/gitlab.yml

    # edit it
    sudo -u gitlab -H vim config/gitlab.yml

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## 5. Disable ssh known_host check for own domain
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    echo "Host localhost
       StrictHostKeyChecking no
       UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null" | sudo tee -a /etc/ssh/ssh_config

    echo "Host YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME
       StrictHostKeyChecking no
       UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null" | sudo tee -a /etc/ssh/ssh_config

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## 6. Check GitLab's status
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    sudo -u gitlab -H bundle exec rake gitlab:check RAILS_ENV=production

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## 7. Start GitLab & Resque
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    sudo service gitlab start