# Upgrading Rails and existing apps

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrading-rails-and-existing-apps/49020>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 28, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrading-rails-and-existing-apps/49020 "2005-11-28T20:25:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![matt.kilbride](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@matt.kilbride](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/matt.kilbride)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrading-rails-and-existing-apps/49020/1 "2005-11-28T20:25:07Z")

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I have been wondering what tasks, if any, need to be performed on  
existing Rails apps following a Rails upgrade. Is all the code for my  
app self-contained in the app directory? I haven’t found any  
information on this.

Thanks!  
Matt

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**Author:** ![matt.kilbride](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@matt.kilbride](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/matt.kilbride)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrading-rails-and-existing-apps/49020/2 "2005-11-28T20:33:12Z")

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On 11/28/05, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I have been wondering what tasks, if any, need to be performed on  
> existing Rails apps following a Rails upgrade. Is all the code for my  
> app self-contained in the app directory? I haven’t found any  
> information on this.

This is better asked on the rails list.

[http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails)

-austin