Upgrade JIRA version 6.2.7 to latest

[Dashcode Limited]

I've got a JIRA install which is on version 6.2.x and would like to upgrade JIRA to the latest version (7.12.x)

What's the best approach to doing this?  Do i upgrade current instance to each major release up to 7.x and perform indexing between each upgrade or do i create a brand spanking new JIRA install and export/import each project from the old to the new?

The old instance has a number of modules installed/enabled and after checking, i can see some that is no longer supported or non-upgrade-able 

Recommendations / ??

[Yogesh Mude]

HI @Dashcode Limited

There is an Atlassian KB ia available for this, please have a look at it and hop it helps you.

https://confluence.atlassian.com/ug/jira-software-upgrade-matrix-933696761.html

https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/upgrading-jira-applications-938846936.html

https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirasoftware/jira-software-release-notes-776821069.html

https://confluence.atlassian.com/ug/jira-software-upgrade-checklist-933696759.html

https://confluence.atlassian.com/ug/best-practices-guide-for-upgrading-jira-software-server-933696757.html

I'll suggest you to first upgrade to Dev/staging instance and then go for production.