I’ve been using nextcloud for some time and it’s time to upgrade to the latest version.
I’m currently running 12.0.1 and would like to upgrade to 22.2.3. The documentation indicates that I have to iterate through all major releases from 13 to 22! (ouch!)
I attempted to do a web-based update to 13.0.1, but nothing seemed to happen.
Other documents made mention of a nc-autoupdate-nc utility that will do the update for me, but I can’t find that tool.
So, it sounds like I have to:
Make backup
Download nextcloud into new directory
Repoint Apache to new installation
Restart Apache
Login
Some as-yet unknown incantation
Rinse and repeat until I get to version 22.x
Is there a shorter path? Are there any gotcha’s I need to be aware of?
Part of the reason I want to upgrade, aside from running an ancient version that lacks some of the newer features, is that I am hoping to move to a new and also upgraded machine. So the php version should be ok.
Is there a guide as to how to export and re-import all of my data? I have a lot of stuff in my calendar, contacts and files…
Reimporting contacts and calendars might be complicated if you only have a database backup. So you might want to have a look at calcardbackup for exporting contacts and calendars.
So, it looks like I can backup my contacts and calendar. But if I simply copy my files from the old server to the new one, what will I have to do to get nextcloud to recognize my files?