CentOS 7.x gitlab update

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CentOS 7.x gitlab update

To update gitlab use following steps:

1. Create a backup copy using:

   sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:create STRATEGY=copy

2. Copy /etc/gitlab contents which have secrets using:

   rsync -va /etc/gitlab/ /var/opt/gitlab/backups/YYYY-MM-DD-etc-gitlab/

3. Update gitlab using yum:

   sudo yum install -y gitlab-ee

   This assumes gitlab-ee was installed, otherwise use gitlab-ce

4. Restart gitlab

   sudo gitlab-ctl restart

5. (Optional) If things are working fine and you want to upgrade postgreSQL DB from 10.x to 11.x use:

   df -h
   sudo du -sh /var/opt/gitlab/postgresql/data
   sudo gitlab-ctl pg-upgrade -V 11

6. If upgrade is successful delete old DB as per output shown

   #sudo rm -rf /var/opt/gitlab/postgresql/data.10
   #sudo rm -f /var/opt/gitlab/postgresql-version.old

Refer:

• https://about.gitlab.com/update/#centos-7
• https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/policy/maintenance.html#upgrade-recommendations
• https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/database.html#upgrade-packaged-postgresql-server

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