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10 changes: 8 additions & 2 deletions docs/content/doc/upgrade/from-gogs.en-us.md
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Expand Up @@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ Gogs, version 0.9.146 and older, can be easily migrated to Gitea.

There are some basic steps to follow. On a Linux system run as the Gogs user:

* Create a Gogs backup with `gogs dump`. This creates `gogs-dump-[timestamp].zip` file
containing all important Gogs data.
* Create a Gogs backup with `gogs backup`. This creates `gogs-backup-[timestamp].zip` file
containing all important Gogs data. You would need it if you wanted to move to the `gogs` back later.
* Download the file matching the destination platform from the [downloads page](https://dl.gitea.io/gitea).
It should be `1.0.x` version. Migrating from `gogs` to any other version is impossible.
* Put the binary at the desired install location.
* Copy `gogs/custom/conf/app.ini` to `gitea/custom/conf/app.ini`.
* Copy custom `templates, public` from `gogs/custom/` to `gitea/custom/`.
Expand All @@ -38,6 +39,11 @@ There are some basic steps to follow. On a Linux system run as the Gogs user:
* Rename `gogs-data/` to `gitea-data/`
* In `gitea/custom/conf/app.ini` change:

### Upgrading to most recent `gitea` version:
After successful migration from `gogs` to `gitea 1.0.x` it is possible to upgrade to the recent `gitea` version.
Simply download the file matching the destination platform from the [downloads page](https://dl.gitea.io/gitea)
and replace the binary.

FROM:
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