Updates

This is the documentation for Kimai v2. If you are still a user of Kimai v1, consider upgrading to Kimai v2. Meanwhile, head over to our documentation for Kimai v1.

It is important that you don’t execute the installation steps before or after your update
Make sure that you have a working database backup before you start the update
Read the UPGRADING guide and the release information to check if there are further steps required

Update process

Some tweaks may be necessary to these instructions if you are using FTP, developing or updating on your local computer instead of a server. Read the installation docu for more information.

Change into your Kimai 2 installation directory, then fetch the latest code and install all dependencies:

git fetch --tags
git checkout 0.8.1
sudo -u www-data composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader

Refresh your cache:

sudo -u www-data bin/console cache:clear --env=prod
sudo -u www-data bin/console cache:warmup --env=prod

And upgrade your database:

bin/console doctrine:migrations:migrate

Remember to check the UPGRADING guide for version specific tasks.

Done! Enjoy the latest version of Kimai :-)