# Upgrade roadmap

Follow these steps to perform an upgrade of your SonarQube Server:

1. [Determining the upgrade path](/sonarqube-server/10.4/setup-and-upgrade/upgrade-the-server/determine-path.md).
2. [Testing the upgrade](/sonarqube-server/10.4/setup-and-upgrade/upgrade-the-server/testing.md).
3. Back up the SonarQube database.
4. [Performing the upgrade](/sonarqube-server/10.4/setup-and-upgrade/upgrade-the-server/upgrade.md).
5. [Performing the post-upgrade steps](/sonarqube-server/10.4/setup-and-upgrade/upgrade-the-server/post-upgrade-steps.md).


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