* HTTPS setups: Make `/etc/nginx/sites-available/nginx-ssl` the same as https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/7-4-stable/lib/support/nginx/gitlab-ssl but with your setting
#### Update database.yml config file(for mysql only) if needed (basically it is required for old gitlab installations)
* Add `collation: utf8_general_ci` to config/database.yml as seen in [config/database.yml.mysql](config/database.yml.mysql)
* Add `collation: utf8_general_ci` to config/database.yml as seen in [config/database.yml.mysql](config/database.yml.mysql)
## Optional optimizations for GitLab setups with MySQL databases
### 6. Start application
sudo service gitlab start
sudo service nginx restart
### 7. Check application status
Check if GitLab and its environment are configured correctly:
If all items are green, then congratulations upgrade is complete!
### 8. Update OmniAuth configuration
When using Google omniauth login, changes of the Google account required.
Ensure that `Contacts API` and the `Google+ API` are enabled in the [Google Developers Console](https://console.developers.google.com/).
More details can be found at the [integration documentation](../integration/google.md).
### 9. Optional optimizations for GitLab setups with MySQL databases
Only applies if running MySQL database created with GitLab 6.7 or earlier. If you are not experiencing any issues you may not need the following instructions however following them will bring your database in line with the latest recommended installation configuration and help avoid future issues. Be sure to follow these directions exactly. These directions should be safe for any MySQL instance but to be sure make a current MySQL database backup beforehand.
Only applies if running MySQL database created with GitLab 6.7 or earlier. If you are not experiencing any issues you may not need the following instructions however following them will bring your database in line with the latest recommended installation configuration and help avoid future issues. Be sure to follow these directions exactly. These directions should be safe for any MySQL instance but to be sure make a current MySQL database backup beforehand.
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# Set production -> password: the password your replaced $password with earlier
# Set production -> password: the password your replaced $password with earlier