Other migration-related tasks

This section explains how to revert to the previous version of SonarQube Community Build and how to migrate the database to another vendor.

To update to SonarQube Server, see Updating to SonarQube Server.

Reverting to the previous version

If you need to revert to the previous version of SonarQube Community Build, the high-level rollback procedure for all deployments is as follows:

1. Shut down your SonarQube Community Build instance.

2. Roll back your database to the backup you took before starting the update.

3. Switch back to the previous version of your SonarQube Community Build installation.

4. Start your SonarQube Community Build instance.

Migrating the SonarQube Community Build database to another vendor

To migrate your SonarQube Community Build database from one database vendor to another, use the Migrating database.

Moving from a ZIP file installation to a Docker installation

To move from a ZIP file installation to a Docker installation:

1. Configure your Docker container to point to your existing database.

2. Shut down your ZIP instance.

3. Starting SonarQube container.

Updating a plugin

See Installing a plugin. For the Community Build, see Using Marketplace.