Upgrade requirements→
Before upgrading GitHub Enterprise Server, review these recommendations and requirements to plan your upgrade strategy.
Upgrading GitHub Enterprise Server→
Upgrade GitHub Enterprise Server to get the latest features and security updates.
Enabling automatic update checks→
You can enable automatic update checks so that your GitHub Enterprise Server instance checks for and downloads the latest GitHub Enterprise Server release.
Increasing storage capacity→
You can increase or change the amount of storage available for Git repositories, databases, search indexes, and other persistent application data.
Increasing CPU or memory resources→
You can increase the CPU or memory resources for a GitHub Enterprise Server instance.
Migrating from GitHub Enterprise 11.10.x to 2.1.23→
To migrate from GitHub Enterprise 11.10.x to 2.1.23, you'll need to set up a new appliance instance and migrate data from the previous instance.
Migrating Elasticsearch indices to GitHub Enterprise Server 2.14 or later→
To prepare for an upgrade to GitHub Enterprise Server 2.14, you'll need to migrate your indices to Elasticsearch 5.6 with our migration script.