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 supp...@beanbaginc.com.

Christian


On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 11:14 AM Christian Schrefl <
christian.schr...@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
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