Debian

15min

Note to self:
If a replication suite is used, please contact Passwork technical support for correct updating and saving of data;
If Passwork is installed on a virtual server, we also recommend creating a virtual snapshot of the operating system state before performing the upgrade.
The instruction uses switchable code blocks to separate the instructions depending on the operating system version.
Preparing and removing an outdated version
Creating a backup
Create a directory:
shell
mkdir /backup
mkdir /backup
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Create a backup:
shell
mongodump --out /backup/mongo-$(date +\%Y-\%m-\%d_\%H-\%M-\%S)
mongodump --out /backup/mongo-$(date +\%Y-\%m-\%d_\%H-\%M-\%S)
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Removing
Stop the service:
shell
systemctl stop mongod.service
systemctl stop mongod.service
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Move the configuration file:
shell
mv /etc/mongod.conf ./
mv /etc/mongod.conf ./
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Remove the database with configuration files:
shell
apt purge mongodb-org* -y
apt purge mongodb-org* -y
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Delete directory with log files:
shell
rm -r /var/log/mongodb
rm -r /var/log/mongodb
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Delete MongoDB data files:
shell
rm -r /var/lib/mongodb
rm -r /var/lib/mongodb
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Remove deprecated repository for MongoDB 4.x:
shell
rm -f /etc/yum.repos.d/mongodb-org-4.x.repo
rm -f /etc/yum.repos.d/mongodb-org-4.x.repo
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Update the list of available packages:
shell
apt-get update
apt-get update
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Installing and restoring a backup
Installation
Download and add the MongoDB GPG key:
Debian 11
Debian 12
wget -qO - https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-6.0.asc | sudo apt-key add -
wget -qO - https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-6.0.asc | sudo apt-key add -
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Add MongoDB repository to the file:
Debian 11
Debian 12
echo "deb http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/debian buster/mongodb-org/6.0 main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-6.0.list
echo "deb http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/debian buster/mongodb-org/6.0 main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-6.0.list
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Update the list of available packages:
shell
apt-get update
apt-get update
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Install the database and administration utilities:
shell
apt-get install -y mongodb-org
apt-get install -y mongodb-org
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Start the mongod.service:
shell
systemctl start mongod.service
systemctl start mongod.service
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Enable autostart of the service:
shell
systemctl enable mongod.service
systemctl enable mongod.service
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Perform a shell connection check:
shell
mongosh mongodb://localhost:27017
mongosh mongodb://localhost:27017
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Restore backup
If the connection to the shell is correct, restore the databases from the backup:
shell
mongorestore --drop /backup/mongo-xxxx-xx-xx_xx-xx-xx
mongorestore --drop /backup/mongo-xxxx-xx-xx_xx-xx-xx
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If any parameter changes were made to the MongoDB configuration file (mongod.conf), you must replace the new file with the old one:
shell
cp ./mongod.conf /etc/
cp ./mongod.conf /etc/
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Restart the mongod.service:
shell
systemctl restart mongod.service
systemctl restart mongod.service
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Open Passwork to verify correct operation.

Updated 11 Oct 2024

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