From 4.0 to 4.1
Important changes
- Resque replaced with Sidekiq
- New options for configuration file added
- Init.d script should be updated
- requires ruby1.9.3-p327
1. Stop GitLab & Resque
sudo service gitlab stop
2. Update GitLab
# Set the working directory
cd /home/gitlab/gitlab/
# Get latest code
sudo -u gitlab -H git fetch
sudo -u gitlab -H git checkout 4-1-stable
# Install gems for MySQL
sudo -u gitlab -H bundle install --without development test postgres
# Migrate db
sudo -u gitlab -H bundle exec rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production
3. Replace init.d script with a new one
# backup old one
sudo mv /etc/init.d/gitlab /etc/init.d/gitlab.old
# get new one using sidekiq
sudo curl --output /etc/init.d/gitlab https://raw.github.com/gitlabhq/gitlab-recipes/4-1-stable/init.d/gitlab
sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/gitlab
4. Check GitLab's status
sudo -u gitlab -H bundle exec rake gitlab:check RAILS_ENV=production
5. Start GitLab & Sidekiq
sudo service gitlab start
6. Remove old init.d script
sudo rm /etc/init.d/gitlab.old