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    Upgrade RocketChat 0.73 to latest Version

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    • dbeatoD
      dbeato
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      If you find yourself with an older RocketChat installation via Snap and it did not refresh automatically like I did. Then this is for you.

      When attempting to upgrade from 0.73 to 2.4.1 or 3.0 of Rocketchat it doesn't work as the MongoDB version goes from 3.2 to 3.6 or 4.0 and it does not work well with the snap and there are no Snap packages in between only version 2.x or 3.x.

      This are the steps I did.

      Backup RocketChat Database
      Stop your RocketChat Server Service

      sudo service snap.rocketchat-server.rocketchat-server stop
      

      Run the Backup of the Database

      sudo snap run rocketchat-server.backupdb
      

      Copy the backup created to your /home folder or another location you want

      cp /var/snap/rocketchat-server/common/backup/rocketchat_backup_<timestamp>.tar.gz /home/dbeato
      

      Remove RocketChat from Your Snap Packages

      sudo snap remove rocketchat-server
      

      Reinstall RocketChat to the latest snap package

      sudo snap install rocketchat-server
      

      Restore your Database
      Stop your Rocketchat Server Service

      sudo service snap.rocketchat-server.rocketchat-server stop
      

      Copy your Backup file to your Snap Common Folder

      sudo cp /home/dbeato/rocketchat_backup.tgz /var/snap/rocketchat-server/common/
      

      Restore your Database

      sudo snap run rocketchat-server.restoredb /var/snap/rocketchat-server/common/rocketchat_backup.tgz
      

      Once Restored, start your rocket chat service

      sudo service snap.rocketchat-server.rocketchat-server start
      
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