{{WorkInProgress}}'''NOTE:''' With the introduction of Nextcloud it has not been determined how version release numbering will be managed. 

* x - each year there will be a new release (i.e. 7, 8, 9). This is an '''upgrade'''.* y - every calendar quarter there will be a new major version (i.e. 8.0 8.1, 8.2), starting a at 0 for quarter 1one. This is an '''upgrade'''.* z - patch and security intermediate releases are issued as necessary (i.e. 8.1.1, 8.1.2), also known as "point releases". This is an '''update'''.

Refer to the ownCloud Nextcloud '''[https://github.com/owncloudnextcloud/coreserver/wiki/Maintenance-and-Release-Schedule Maintenance and Release Schedule]''' for more information.

The following sections are meant for sites with small to medium installations. If for some reason an update/upgrade fails chances are it will be due to a "PHP timeout" or a software flaw in the ownCloud updater process. "PHP timeouts" can occur on larger installations, refer to the '''[https://docs.nextcloud.com/ Nextcloud documentation]''' regarding the use of the "'''occ'''" command-line facility (it works well for small to medium installations as well. Should the update/upgrade process (this happens from time-to-time) fail due to a software flaw consult the '''[https://help.nextcloud.com/categories/ Nextcloud Forum]''' for possible workarounds or wait a new release of Nextcloud.<br/>===Updating ownCloud/Nextcloud on Amahi=== Use the following steps for updating ownCloud:

* Catalogue Catalog all applications active in the current ownCloud instance. Take special care to identify the "core" applications that were activated and Approved/Experimental applications that were installed. There is no guarantee that non-core applications will work on a new ownCloud release.

* It is recommended that all third party non-core applications be disabled before upgradingupdating.

* Login Using a web browser, open ownCloud and something similar will display:::[[File:oc-updater-8.png‎]]::This is the ownCloud "updater" process, it will do attempt to do the final update steps to the new ownCloud instance. When completed it should redirect to the ownCloud login screen. If there are any errors, consult the ownCloud Administrator's guide and possibly the ownCloud Forum.* If the update was successful, login to the ownCloud "adminadministration" ID user account as usual.

* Restore the ownCloud applications from backups.* If there is no match for the third party applications; activate the "core" applications needed, enable the Approved/Experiments applications as needed. Please remember Approved/Experiments applications that do not work will take time for the authors to update for the new release version.* Enable required "core" and Approved/Experiments Experimental applications "one-at-a-time", testing each application. Stop at any behaviour that is not the same, this usually happens with Approved/Experiments Experimental applications (there maybe new versions that have to be installed). * Login to a normal user ID account and test ownCloud functionality (i.e. sharing) and applications.

===Upgrading ownCloud /Nextcloud on Amahi===

Use the following steps for upgrading ownCloud:

* It is '''highly''' desirable that your current ownCloud instance is at the latest release number (nothing below release 8.0.0 will upgrade) before the next major version release. This is important as there may have been some important meta data fixes (or other fixes) that the new major release is dependent on. If you skip this step the upgrade for ownCloud may have some problems at a future time. The following sub-steps use an upgrade from ownCloud 8.0.7 to 8.1.1 as an example.* Catalogue Catalog all applications active in the current ownCloud instance. Take special care to identify the "core" applications that were activated and Approved/Experimental applications that were installed. There is no guarantee that non-core applications will work on a new ownCloud release.

* Restore the ownCloud "config.php" file from backups. Remember that this restore '''should be''' from the last major point release (i.e. 68.0.67) versus the new major release (i.e. 78.01.31) that will be the upgrade (not update).* The following sub-steps must be done for ownCloud releases from version 6.0.5 and beyond. Refer to the ''"ownCloud 7.0 and Future Updates/Upgrades on Amahi"'DO NOT''' section on this page for more information. The following sub-steps use an upgrade from restore the ownCloud 6.0.6 to 7.0.3 applications as an examplemany may not be compatible with the new release.

::* Navigate to the ownCloud "config" directory: cd /var/hda/web-apps/owncloud7owncloud8/html/config/

'datadirectory' => '/var/hda/files/owncloud6owncloud8/data',

'version' => '68.0.6.17', 'dbname' => 'owncloud6owncloud8',

'dbuser' => 'owncloud6owncloud8', 'dbpassword' => 'owncloud6owncloud8',

----'''NOTE::All '''The following old example shows a major release change from 6 to 7.<br/> When required, say an upgrade from 6 to 7, references with "owncloud6" in this file must be changed to "owncloud7". '''DO NOT''' change the "version".::The changes can be made with a text editor or the following handy Linux command:. The command looks through the "restored" config.php file in the new ownCloud 7 upgrade instance, for occurrences of owncloud6 and changes them to owncloud7.

::The "config.php" will be would have been changed as follows:

* Using an Internet Browser navigate to ownCloud, the upgrade will now begin,something similar will display:::[[File:oc-updater-8.png‎]]::This is the ownCloud "updater" process, it will do attempt to do the final update steps to the new ownCloud instance. Follow When completed it should redirect to the ownCloud login screen. If there are any instructions given by errors, consult the ownCloud Administrator's guide and possibly the ownCloud upgrade processForum.* If the upgrade was successful, login to the ownCloud "adminadministration" ID user account as usual.

* Enable /Install any additional Approved/Experimental applications available from the new release that were used in the prior ownCloud instance. Testing each after enabling.* Download, install, and enable any required third party applications. Testing each after enabling. Please remember third party applications that do not work will take time for the third party authors to update for the new release version. * Login to a normal user ID account and test ownCloud functionality (i.e. sharing) and applications.

===ownCloud 8.0 /Nextcloud and Future Updates/Upgrades on Amahi===

* Starting with ownCloud 8.0, any-on upgrade, most applications are disabled, only certain "core" applications are left enabled (Files, Pictures). The ownCloud Community has "slimmed" down their installation package to-any major version upgrades will be supportedprovide basic functionality. Prior Most "core" applications have now been moved to the ownCloud appStore. ===Upgrading ownCloud 8.02.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi===About June 1, 2016 one of the founders, some developers, and some staff broke away from the ownCloud organization. The result was the creation of a "fork" product based on ownCloud 9, it called "Nextcloud". Nextcloud 9 was necessary introduced as a "plug-in" replacement for ownCloud 9. However, due to severe bugs inherited from ownCloud the update/upgrade one release at a time (iprocess did not function correctly. Later releases of Nextcloud 9.0.54 and 10.e0. 1 repaired the process. Unfortunately due to the broken process many Amahi users are still using earlier stable releases of ownCloud 6 -> 7 -> 8) . Implementing Nextcloud would have resulted in users starting from scratch with new installations. This is a problem for instances that have big collections of stored data and sharing configurations. Amahi has decided to go straight to Nextcloud 10.0.1. So the last prior software patch and security releasequestion, can we skip a major upgrade step (Nextcloud 9.0. With ownCloud 854)? Well, kind of, with some issues, it is possible. This section will help you with that. The '''supported upgrade path''' should be possible to upgrade from for example; ''ownCloud 8.2.1 => Nextcloud 9.0 .54 => Nextcloud 10.0.1''. This works flawlessly. The steps that follow are not '''not guaranteed''' to work for every new upgrade instance of Nextcloud 10. ownCloud 8.3 or 92.1 directlyis the earliest release tested. If the upgrade steps do not work for a new upgrade instance you will have to start with a complete new installation. The Nextcloud Community will not help with issues where an upgrade step was skipped.

* Starting with ownCloud 8'''NOTE: ''' The section for '''[https://wiki.amahi.0, on upgrade, most applications are disabled, only certain "core" applications are left enabled (Files, Pictures)org/index. The php/Backup_and_Recovery_of_ownCloud Backup and Recovery of ownCloud Community /Nextcloud ]''' has "slimmed" down their installation package to provide basic functionality. Most "core" applications have now been moved to the ownCloud appStore.updated, please read carefully!

# Backup the ownCloud 8.2.1 (not guaranteed to work for anything earlier) instance to be upgrade, including the database.# Rename the old owncloud code directory in “/var/www/html/”, to say “xowncloud”.# Download and extract “Nextcloud 10.0.x” to a "Downloads" or other known location.# Rename the “nextcloud” binaries directory to “owncloud”.# Copy the downloaded binaries (owncloud) directory over to the "/var/www/html/" location.# Go to the copied "owncloud" directory under /var/www/html/, find PHP files; "version.php" and "index.php". '''Copy''' them to a known location, they will be required downstream in the upgrade.# In “owncloud” directory, in the “version.php” file.# Find the line containing "$OC_VersionCanBeUpgradedFrom".# Change the entry to: $OC_VersionCanBeUpgradedFrom = array(8,2,1); '''<span style="color:#FF0000"><== DO NOT TRY THIS FOR VERSIONS PRIOR TO V8.2.1, IT MOST LIKELY WILL FAIL.</span>'''# Drop and create the database instance.# Perform the usual recommended upgrade steps (from backups??): ## Restore the old "config.php". ## Restore the database. ## Set permissions and ownership to binaries directory structure.# Now do the usual upgrade process (i.e. via the browser GUI). The upgrade "should" complete successfully. '''DO NOT''' login to Nextcloud yet.# Copy the original “index.php” and “version.php” files from the "known" location in to the “owncloud” directory, replacing the existing copies (this will overwrite the modified version.php).# After the copying of the PHP files, restart the Apache or reboot the server.# Login to Nextcloud as the “administration user” and go to the “Admin” application. A scanning operation will begin in the “Security & setup warnings” section. # After a period of time a warning message will appear in “red” stating that a “Code Integrity check...” failure has occurred.# On the red line for this failure, "click" on the "Rescan" link. This will force a new Nextcloud scan. After the new scan the code check failure should disappear.# Test the new instance. On the surface most things will upgrade correctly. ::*Sharing and data configurations tested worked "mostly".::*Some applications may not upgrade correctly, usually disabling/enabling each application should fix the issue. ::*If using “External Storage Support”, there maybe a double entry for the same items. Delete the second one.<br/>