It is important to understand the difference between migrating and upgrading Artifactory:
- Migration: The process of moving an Artifactory instance from one server, data center, or cloud environment to another, while keeping the same Artifactory version.
- Upgrade: The process of updating an Artifactory instance from an older version to a newer version.
JFrog strongly recommends performing these operations separately. This document describes the process of migration. If you want to both migrate and upgrade, then: First, complete and verify the migration of your Artifactory instance to the new environment, ensuring it runs the exact same version as your source. Only after a successful migration should you proceed with upgrading the Artifactory version on the new instance. If you desire to migrate to be able to upgrade Artifactory version, please head to this guide: (For example, if you currently run Artifactory on Cent Os 7 and need to move to RedHat 8): Migrate to a supported Operating System