# Migration guide from alpha.8 to alpha.9

Here are the major changes:

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

💡 TIP

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# 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 and /plugins/users-permissions/config/jwt.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.