How to move RB 2.5.15 data to new server with RB 6.0.1?

[Christian Schrefl]

Hello everyone,

whats the best way to move and upgrade an super old Review Board version?

Since I can't move the VM itself to the new host I would need an export/import of Review Boards data.

Currently on version 2.5.15, want to upgrade to 6.0.1

thanks for any advice,

Chris

[Work Bot]

Hi Chris, 

I don't know if my previous emails for you got sent out successfully or not, so let me post it again with a different account:

I have similar situation as you that I need to migrate my old, customized Rb3.x to Rb5. Reviewboard team maintains and uses this tool called "Django Evolution" that worth a try. You can read related documentations here:

- review board page: https://reviewboard.notion.site/Making-Database-Changes-5aa01a58aff14cc2b0394359dd301d78

- Django Evolution page: https://django-evolution.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

Sincerely

[Christian Hammond]

Hi Christian,

To move to a new server, you can perform the following steps:

1. Install a fresh copy of Review Board 6 on the new server.

2. Create a new, blank database on the new server for Review Board.

3. Copy the site directory from the old server to the new one, using the same filesystem path.

4. Export your database from the old server and then import it into the new database.

5. Adjust any settings as needed in <sitedir>/conf/settings_local.py (e.g., for the database name/host information).

6. Perform a site upgrade using 'rb-site upgrade <sitedir>'.

If there aren't any issues that'd throw off our upgrade (e.g., customizations to the old database), it should successfully upgrade the database to Review Board 6.

You won't need to interface with Django Evolution, or follow the guide on Notion (which is entirely for the development of Review Board and not applicable to production servers). Doing so can cause problems for your database that are hard to fix.

If you run into errors upgrading, we offer support options that can help resolve any issues and get you up and running fast, and help you address any issues going forward. If you decide you're interested in that, we can discuss it more at sup...@beanbaginc.com.

Christian

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