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26 changes: 19 additions & 7 deletions admin_manual/maintenance/migrating_owncloud.rst
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Expand Up @@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ See the table below for a version map, where migrating is easily possible:
+-------------------+-------------------------------+
| ownCloud | Nextcloud |
+===================+===============================+
| 10.13.x | 25.0.x (but at least 25.0.13) |
| 10.13.x | 25.0.13 |
| 10.14.x | 25.0.13 |
| 10.15.x | 25.0.13 |
+-------------------+-------------------------------+

.. note:: Since ownCloud does not and will not support PHP 8.0 or higher, you
Expand All @@ -37,13 +39,23 @@ See the table below for a version map, where migrating is easily possible:
* ``occ db:add-missing-indices``
* ``occ db:add-missing-primary-keys``

5. If system cron was used, please verify if crontab entry was using the command ``occ system:cron``. If yes, please adjust it to use the ``php`` command instead according to :ref:`the background jobs configuration documentation<system-cron-configuration-label>`
5. If system cron was used, please verify if crontab entry was using the command ``occ system:cron``.
If yes, please adjust it to use the ``php`` command instead according to :ref:`the background jobs configuration documentation<system-cron-configuration-label>`

6. Use the :doc:`Nextcloud built-in updater<update>` to update your instance to the newest version.
6. As Nextcloud 25 is the last Nextcloud version supporting PHP 7 you need to upgrade your PHP installation afterwards to continue updating to current Nextcloud release.
We recommend to update PHP to version 8.1 before continuing with the updates.

7. Make sure to also verify the "Security & setup warnings" in the "Overview" section on the settings page.
7. Use the :doc:`Nextcloud built-in updater<update>` to update your instance to the newest version.
This must be done for every major version, since updates between multiple major versions are not supported.
So the update path would be: 26 → 27.1 → 28 → 29 → 30 → 31.

8. In some cases, apps installed from the ownCloud Market might have been disabled as incompatible
(ex: calendar and contacts), so you should reinstall the Nextcloud ones using
``occ app:enable calendar``, ``occ app:enable contacts``, etc
8. When reaching Nextcloud 30 or 31 we recommend to update PHP again to a current version like PHP 8.3.
You can do so also in between, as PHP 8.2 is already supported since Nextcloud 26 and PHP 8.3 since Nextcloud 28,
but in most cases it is easier to first complete the Nextcloud version updates.

9. Make sure to also verify the "Security & setup warnings" in the "Overview" section on the settings page.

10. In some cases, apps installed from the ownCloud Market might have been disabled as incompatible
(ex: calendar and contacts), so you should reinstall the Nextcloud ones using
``occ app:enable calendar``, ``occ app:enable contacts``, etc