strapi/docs/3.x.x/en/migration/migration-guide-alpha-8-to-alpha-9.md

Migrating from 3.0.0-alpha.8 to 3.0.0-alpha.9

Here are the major changes:

• Put roles' permissions in database
• Providers connection (Facebook, GitHub, ...)

Feel free to join us on Slack and ask questions about the migration process.

Getting started

Install Strapi alpha.9 globally on your computer. To do so run npm install strapi@3.0.0-alpha.9 -g.

When it's done, generate a new empty project strapi new myNewProject (don't pay attention to the database configuration).

Configurations

You will have to update just 2 files: package.json and request.json

• Edit the Strapi's dependencies version: (move Strapi's dependencies to 3.0.0-alpha.9 version) in package.json file

{
  "dependencies": {
    "lodash": "4.x.x",
    "strapi": "3.0.0-alpha.9",
    "strapi-mongoose": "3.0.0-alpha.9"
  }
}

• Edit the session.enabled settings to true in each environment file: /configs/environments/***/request.json

{
  "session": {
    "enabled": true
  }
}

Update the Admin

Delete your old admin folder and replace it by the new one.

Update the Plugins

Copy this file /plugins/users-permissions/config/jwt.json from your old project and paste it in the corresponding one in your new project.

Copy the fields and relations you had in your /plugins/users-permissions/models/User.settings.json file in the new one.

Then, delete your old plugins folder and replace it by the new one.

⚠️ Roles update

Roles are now stored in your database. You will have to re-create and configure them via the admin dashboard.

⚠️ User collection/table name has changed

If you have an existing set of users in your database you will have to rename the collection/table from user to users-permissions_user.

Then update all your users by changing the old role id by the new one which is in users-permissions_role collection/table.

That's all, you have now upgraded to Strapi alpha.9.