# ---- On Old Server ----- # Shut down GitLab service sudo gitlab-ctl stop unicorn sudo gitlab-ctl stop sidekiq # Back up GitLab on old server sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:create # Create a folder named gitlab-old on the server $ mkdir gitlab-old # Copy the GitLab file configuration on folder /etc/gitlab (gitlab.rb and gitlab-secrets.json) and folder /etc/gitlab/ssl to ~/gitlab-old $ sudo cp /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb ~/gitlab-old $ sudo cp /etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.json ~/gitlab-old $ sudo cp -R /etc/gitlab/ssl ~/gitlab-old # Copy the backup file to folder ~/gitlab-old $ sudo cp /var/opt/gitlab/backups/XXXXXXXXXX_gitlab_backup.tar # Change permission and ownership of ~/gitlab-old $ sudo chown user:user -R ~/gitlab-old # Transfer gitlab-old folder to new server scp -r ~/gitlab-old user@<new_server_ip>:~ # ------- New Server --- # Install the new server with GitLab 11.4.5. # Add GitLab source with: $ curl -s https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/gitlab/gitlab-ce/script.deb.sh | sudo bash # Update and install GitLab 11.4.5 with: $ sudo apt-get install gitlab-ce=11.4.5-ce.0 # Copy the configuration file to folder /etc/gitlab $ sudo cp gitlab-old/gitlab* /etc/GitLab # Copy the ssl folder to folder /etc/gitlab $ sudo cp -R gitlab-old/ssl /etc/GitLab # Run GitLab service for the first time $ sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure # Shut down GitLab service $ sudo gitlab-ctl stop unicorn $ sudo gitlab-ctl stop sidekiq # Copy backup file to /var/opt/gitlab/backups, then change ownership and permission to git user $ sudo cp gitlab-old/XXXXXXXXXX_gitlab_backup.tar /var/opt/gitlab/backups $ sudo chown git:git /var/opt/gitlab/backups/XXXXXXXXXX_gitlab_backup.tar # Run the GitLab restore process $ sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:restore BACKUP=XXXXXXXXX # Restart GitLab and check $ sudo gitlab-ctl start $ sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:check SANITIZE=true
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