Upgrade YouTrack
YouTrack lets you upgrade from whichever installation type you previously installed to any type of distribution you now wish to use. The upgrade installation is available in three distributions:
The following table shows which distributions are supported by each operating system version:
Distribution | Windows XP | Windows 7 | Windows 8 | Windows 10 | *nix/Linux | OS X |
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ZIP | ||||||
MSI | ||||||
JAR |
You can download the appropriate installation package for your operating system from the JetBrains website.
General Prerequisites
Before you upgrade your YouTrack installation, check the following prerequisites.
- Check your license before the upgrade. Upgrade to YouTrack 2017.1 is possible only if your license allows the upgrade. If your free update period has expired, you need to extend your subscription before you can upgrade.
- YouTrack 2017.1 does not support direct upgrade from YouTrack version 5.x or earlier. For example, if you are running YouTrack 5.x, you must first upgrade to YouTrack 6.x and then upgrade to YouTrack 2017.1.
- Before you proceed, read the instructions that are specific to your installation.
- Upgrade with a ZIP Distribution
- Upgrade with an MSI Distribution
- Upgrade with a JAR Distribution
- Restore the Previous Version
Last modified: 18 April 2017