| ## Upgrading Gitblit WAR (1.2.1+) | |
| 1. Make sure your `WEB-INF/web.xml` *baseFolder* context parameter is not `${contextFolder}/WEB-INF/data`! | |
| If it is, move your `WEB-INF/data` folder to a location writeable by your servlet container. | |
| 2. Deploy new WAR | |
| 3. Edit the new WAR's `WEB-INF/web.xml` file and set the *baseFolder* context parameter to your external baseFolder. | |
| 4. Review and optionally apply any new settings as indicated in the [release log](releases.html) to `${baseFolder}/gitblit.properties`. | |
| ## Upgrading Gitblit WAR (pre-1.2.1) | |
| 1. Create a `data` as outlined in step 1 of *Upgrading Gitblit GO (pre-1.2.1)* | |
| 2. Copy your existing web.xml to your data folder | |
| 3. Deploy new WAR | |
| 4. Copy the new WAR's `WEB-INF/data/gitblit.properties` file to your data folder | |
| 5. Manually apply any changes you made to your original web.xml file to the gitblit.properties file you copied to your data folder | |
| 6. Edit the new WAR's `WEB-INF/web.xml` file and set the *baseFolder* context parameter to your external baseFolder. | |