# HG changeset patch # User Priyan Sureshbabu <psureshbabu@gitlab.com> # Date 1625222607 0 # Fri Jul 02 10:43:27 2021 +0000 # Node ID ba049350d8a3cdf4d25209932efabf19d2efc021 # Parent 878a65757cb53576031355ac85fa2c589b36f1bc Add information about external Postgres upgrade and correct the restore instructions diff --git a/doc/settings/database.md b/doc/settings/database.md --- a/doc/settings/database.md +++ b/doc/settings/database.md @@ -772,6 +772,13 @@ ### Upgrade a non-packaged PostgreSQL database +You can upgrade the external database as suggested by the provider after stopping all the processes that are connected to the database (Puma, Sidekiq): + +```shell +sudo gitlab-ctl stop puma +sudo gitlab-ctl stop sidekiq +``` + Before proceeding with the upgrade, note the following: - Before upgrading, review the [GitLab and PostgreSQL version compatibility table](../package-information/postgresql_versions.md) @@ -823,7 +830,7 @@ 1. Shutdown the PostgreSQL 11 database host. 1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` and update the `gitlab_rails['db_host']` setting - to point to the PostgreSQL database 11 host. + to point to the PostgreSQL database 12 host. 1. Reconfigure GitLab: