# Updating

To update your Data Center Edition to a newer version:

1. [Determining the update path](/sonarqube-server/2025.5/server-update-and-maintenance/update/determine-path.md).
2. Read the [Release notes](/sonarqube-server/2025.5/server-update-and-maintenance/release-notes.md) between the SonarQube Server versions.
3. Back up the SonarQube Server database.
4. [Starting and stopping cluster](/sonarqube-server/2025.5/server-installation/data-center-edition/starting-stopping-cluster.md).
5. Update each application and search node as follows (do not trigger the setup phase):
   * [Pre-update steps](/sonarqube-server/2025.5/server-update-and-maintenance/update/pre-update-steps.md).
   * [Performing the update](/sonarqube-server/2025.5/server-update-and-maintenance/update/update.md).
   * [Post-update steps](/sonarqube-server/2025.5/server-update-and-maintenance/update/post-update-steps.md).
6. Once all nodes have the same binaries, restart the cluster. See [Starting and stopping cluster](/sonarqube-server/2025.5/server-installation/data-center-edition/starting-stopping-cluster.md) for more information.
7. At this point, only one of the application nodes is up and waiting for the /setup endpoint to be accessed. Try to access `node_ip:port/setup` on each application node, and trigger the setup operation on the one that responds.

## Related pages <a href="#related-pages" id="related-pages"></a>

* [DCE topology](/sonarqube-server/2025.5/server-installation/data-center-edition/dce-topology.md)
* [Starting and stopping cluster](/sonarqube-server/2025.5/server-installation/data-center-edition/starting-stopping-cluster.md)
* [Monitoring](/sonarqube-server/2025.5/server-update-and-maintenance/data-center-edition/monitoring.md) your cluster
* [Improving performance](/sonarqube-server/2025.5/server-update-and-maintenance/data-center-edition/improving-performance.md) of your cluster
* [Scaling](/sonarqube-server/2025.5/server-update-and-maintenance/data-center-edition/scaling.md) your cluster


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