I want to upgrade my sonarqube server4.1 to latest version sonarqube 5.1?

Question

I want to upgrade sonarqube 4.1 to latest version(5.1).So what steps i need to do and follow? and what is the best strategy to upgrade server?

Thanks,

Answer 1

First try to install a previous version, for example 5.0.1. If this work then install the newest version.

Download SonarQube: http://www.sonarqube.org/downloads/

1. stop sonar
2. make a DB backup
3. rename 4.1 sonar folder
4. unzip downloaded SonarQube zip file (e.g. sonarqube-5.1.1.zip)
5. modify sonar.properties and wrapper.conf files located in <SONAR_HOME>/conf (don't replace the files, modify parameters)
6. copy plugins to <SONAR_HOME>/extensions/plugins (check plugins matrix compatibility)
7. copy drivers to <SONAR_HOME>/extensions/drivers
8. modify <SONAR_HOME> in service file, e.g /etc/init.d/sonar
9. start sonar
10. verify logs in <SONAR_HOME>/logs
11. open http://:/setup
12. click upgrade button and wait

Answer 2

Everything is on the SonarQube wiki: http://docs.sonarqube.org/display/SONAR/Upgrading