Upgrading Gitblit GO (1.2.1+)

1. Unzip Gitblit GO to a new folder
2. Set the --baseFolder argument to point to your old data folder
3. Review and optionally apply any new settings as indicated in the release log to data/gitblit.properties.

In *nix systems or Windows Vista/7/8, there are other tricks you can play like symlinking the data folder or symlinking the GO folder.
All platforms support the --baseFolder command-line argument.

Upgrading Gitblit GO (pre-1.2.1)

1. Create a data folder and copy the following files and folders to it:

   • users.conf
   • projects.conf (if you have one)
   • gitblit.properties
   • serverKeystore.jks
   • serverTrustStore.jks
   • certs folder
   • git folder
   • groovy folder
   • proposals folder
   • and any other custom files (robots.txt, welcome/login markdown files, etc)
   • then edit your gitblit.properties file and adjust the following settings:
     • git.repositoriesFolder = ${baseFolder}/git
     • groovy.scriptsFolder = ${baseFolder}/groovy
     • groovy.grapeFolder = ${baseFolder}/groovy/grape
     • web.projectsFile = ${baseFolder}/projects.conf
     • realm.userService = ${baseFolder}/users.conf
     • web.robots.txt = ${baseFolder}/robots.txt
     • federation.proposalsFolder = ${baseFolder}/proposals
     • realm.ldap.backingUserService = ${baseFolder}/users.conf
     • realm.redmine.backingUserService = ${baseFolder}/users.conf
     • server.tempFolder = ${baseFolder}/temp

2. Unzip Gitblit GO to a new folder

3. Copy your data folder and overwrite the folder of the same name in the just-unzipped version
4. Review and optionally apply any new settings as indicated in the release log to data/gitblit.properties.

NOTE: You may need to adjust your service definitions to include the --baseFolder data argument.

Upgrading Windows Service

You may need to delete your old service definition and install a new one depending on what has changed in the release.