General Guide

1. Prepare a testing server that mimic the production server as close as possible in all possible aspects (e.g. user setup, networking environment, cpu/memory capabilities, database) without cloning the production's database server. Start with a fresh new database.
2. Once you are ready with the testing server, you may try to start with a fresh database without the data but just the Apps loaded in. Run through all the functionalities of your Apps to see if everything works as expected.
3. If Step 2 goes well, you may then try to clone existing production's database to see on how your Apps fare with existing production database. Run through all the functionalities of your Apps again to see if everything works as expected.
4. If you have integrated Joget Workflow with other solutions, you will also need to test them accordingly to against the new Joget Workflow v6 server.
5. When you are ready, please continue on to Upgrading an Existing Installation.

Performing a Backup

Please backup your files and perform the necessary tests after the upgrade. If you are upgrading from v3, please note that there have been security hardening changes since v4 so please refer to v4 Compatibility.