Upgrade v4 → v5

infowhatnowebsite-co · January 30, 2022, 6:49am

Morning

What is the process for upgrading from v4 to v5 please?

hillel · January 30, 2022, 7:02am

Hi,

To upgrade from v4 you need to install v5 as a separate app and then use the migration tool in the latest version of v4 on Settings > Account Management.

https://invoiceninja.github.io/docs/migration/

infowhatnowebsite-co · January 30, 2022, 7:57am

I can setuo v5 easily enough then but would like to use the domain that v4 sits on, is that possible?

hillel · January 30, 2022, 8:08am

@david can you please advise?

david · January 30, 2022, 8:20am

Yes, should be fine, after you have migrated, change your v5 APP_URL, and then re-upload your company logo.

infowhatnowebsite-co · January 30, 2022, 8:44am

So if I understand correctly… In broad strokes, here’s what I nbeed to do?

Install v5 on domain 2
Change the v5 domain URL to domain 1
Move everything to domain 1

Couldn’t I just backup the database from v4, install v5 and then overwrite the database?

infowhatnowebsite-co · January 31, 2022, 3:58pm

Is there a documented procedure for this? Where one can use the original domain where v4 sits?

WilliamMiceli · February 6, 2022, 7:12pm

As @hillel said, Free Source Available Invoicing, Expenses & Time-Tracking | Invoice Ninja contains the procedure.

Install your v5 instance on a temporary domain/subdomain, then once it is fully migrated and working, delete your old instance and change the APP_URL environment variable (and anything else you have for your routing). (Same as what @david said…)