### Existing installation
* Installed from binary
* SQLite database
* Gitea version 1.2.0+rc1-6-g002fa73
* 20 users
### Problem
The problems the Gitea admin faced were:
* [Gitea dump fails](https://discourse.gitea.io/t/migration-from-1-2-to-1-16-8/5309/6?u=dachary) with 1.2.0
* [1.8 database migration failed](https://discourse.gitea.io/t/migration-from-1-2-to-1-16-8/5309/14?u=dachary) because the upgrade was attempted without the repositories
### Solution
* [File system backup and upgrade in a test environment](https://discourse.gitea.io/t/migration-from-1-2-to-1-16-8/5309/2?u=dachary)
References: https://discourse.gitea.io/t/migration-from-1-2-to-1-16-8/5309/5
Existing installation
Problem
The problems the Gitea admin faced were:
Solution
References: https://discourse.gitea.io/t/migration-from-1-2-to-1-16-8/5309/5
It has been over a month an no problem surfaced, the case is closed.