Upgrade RocketChat 0.73 to latest Version

dbeato

If you find yourself with an older RocketChat installation via Snap and it did not refresh automatically like I did. Then this is for you.

When attempting to upgrade from 0.73 to 2.4.1 or 3.0 of Rocketchat it doesn't work as the MongoDB version goes from 3.2 to 3.6 or 4.0 and it does not work well with the snap and there are no Snap packages in between only version 2.x or 3.x.

This are the steps I did.

Backup RocketChat Database
Stop your RocketChat Server Service

sudo service snap.rocketchat-server.rocketchat-server stop

Run the Backup of the Database

sudo snap run rocketchat-server.backupdb

Copy the backup created to your /home folder or another location you want

cp /var/snap/rocketchat-server/common/backup/rocketchat_backup_<timestamp>.tar.gz /home/dbeato

Remove RocketChat from Your Snap Packages

sudo snap remove rocketchat-server

Reinstall RocketChat to the latest snap package

sudo snap install rocketchat-server

Restore your Database
Stop your Rocketchat Server Service

sudo service snap.rocketchat-server.rocketchat-server stop

Copy your Backup file to your Snap Common Folder

sudo cp /home/dbeato/rocketchat_backup.tgz /var/snap/rocketchat-server/common/

Restore your Database

sudo snap run rocketchat-server.restoredb /var/snap/rocketchat-server/common/rocketchat_backup.tgz

Once Restored, start your rocket chat service

sudo service snap.rocketchat-server.rocketchat-server start