The upgrade process is an important component of any complex system. That is why one of the goals in Sitefinity Cloud is to make the upgrade process as seamless as possible, without compromising on customization.
You can upgrade the project in two ways:
With every Sitefinity Cloud setup there is an automated process that upgrades the website for free. This process is executed every time there is a new Sitefinity version released. Following are the steps of the automated upgrade process:
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IMPORTANT: If you have made any customization to Sitefinity that require fixing API breaking changes in your code, this is not handled by the automatic upgrade.
The Premium offering adds on top of the free automatic upgrades. This option is best suited for customers who want to entirely offload upgrades. This option includes:
Follow the steps outlined below to perform the upgrade operation:
NOTE: This step is necessary to ensure that the staging database and the production database are the same.
Sitefinity Cloud has been designed to ensure high availability and maximum uptime of your website. During the upgrade process, the production website will remain functional and accessible to visitors. Content editing also remains uninterrupted.
NOTE: In case the website does not start after the upgrade, an automated rollback process will be triggered. In case of a rollback, the content changes done after the upgrade has started, will be lost.
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