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date: "2016-12-01T16:00:00+02:00"
title: "Upgrade from Gogs"
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# Upgrade from Gogs

Gogs, version 0.9.146 and older, can be easily migrated to Gitea.

There are some basic steps to follow. On a Linux system run as the Gogs user:

* Create a Gogs backup with `gogs dump`. This creates `gogs-dump-[timestamp].zip` file
  containing all important Gogs data.
* Download the file matching the destination platform from the [downloads page](https://dl.gitea.io/gitea).
* Put the binary at the desired install location.
* Copy `gogs/custom/conf/app.ini` to `gitea/custom/conf/app.ini`.
* Copy custom `templates, public` from `gogs/custom/` to `gitea/custom/`.
* For any other custom folders, such as `gitignore, label, license, locale, readme` in
  `gogs/custom/conf`, copy them to `gitea/custom/options`.
* Copy `gogs/data/` to `gitea/data/`. It contains issue attachments and avatars.
* Verify by starting Gitea with `gitea web`.
* Enter Gitea admin panel on the UI, run `Rewrite '.ssh/authorized_keys' file`.
* If custom or config path was changed, run `Rewrite all update hook of repositories`.

### Change gogs specific information:

* Rename `gogs-repositories/` to `gitea-repositories/`
* Rename `gogs-data/` to `gitea-data/`
* In `gitea/custom/conf/app.ini` change:

FROM:
```
[database]
PATH = /home/:USER/gogs/data/:DATABASE.db
[attachment]
PATH = /home/:USER/gogs-data/attachments
[picture]
AVATAR_UPLOAD_PATH = /home/:USER/gogs-data/avatars
[log]
ROOT_PATH = /home/:USER/gogs/log
```

TO:
```
[database]
PATH = /home/:USER/gitea/data/:DATABASE.db
[attachment]
PATH = /home/:USER/gitea-data/attachments
[picture]
AVATAR_UPLOAD_PATH = /home/:USER/gitea-data/avatars
[log]
ROOT_PATH = /home/:USER/gitea/log
```

* Verify by starting Gitea with `gitea web`

### Troubleshooting

* If errors are encountered relating to custom templates in the `gitea/custom/templates`
  folder, try moving the templates causing the errors away one by one. They may not be
  compatible with Gitea or an update.

### Add Gitea to startup on Unix

Update the appropriate file from [gitea/contrib](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/tree/master/contrib)
with the right environment variables.

For distros with systemd:

* Copy the updated script to `/etc/systemd/system/gitea.service`
* Add the service to the startup with: `sudo systemctl enable gitea`
* Disable old gogs startup script: `sudo systemctl disable gogs`

For distros with SysVinit:

* Copy the updated script to `/etc/init.d/gitea`
* Add the service to the startup with: `sudo rc-update add gitea`
* Disable old gogs startup script: `sudo rc-update del gogs`
