# Upgrading from a Previous Version

  * See [wiki:doc/RPKI/CA/UI/GUI/Upgrading/BeforeMigration][1] for the special situation where you are upgrading from a release **prior to database migration support being added**. 

This page describes the steps you must take if you upgrading from a previous
version of the software that is already installed on the system. If you are
installing for the first time see [doc/RPKI/CA/UI/GUI/Installing][2].

Run the following commands at a shell prompt. Note that you do not need run
these as the _root_ user, any user with permission to read `/etc/rpki.conf` is
sufficient.

    rpki-manage syncdb
    rpki-manage migrate

Note that at the end of the `syncdb` output you will see the following
message:

    Not synced (use migrations):
     - rpki.gui.app
    (use ./manage.py migrate to migrate these)

You should **ignore the message about running ./manage.py** since that script
does not exist in our setup (we use `rpki-manage` instead`).

## Restart Apache

In order to cause Apache to reload the web portal software using the newly
installed software, it must be restarted. Execute the following command as
_root_ in a shell:

    apachectl restart

## Next Step

See [doc/RPKI/CA/UI/GUI/Configuring][3]

[1]: 31.RPKI.CA.UI.GUI.Upgrading.BeforeMigration.md
[2]: 29.RPKI.CA.UI.GUI.Installing.md
[3]: 32.RPKI.CA.UI.GUI.Configuring.md