# Problems with self-hosted upgrade to 3.x: cannot roll back

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-self-hosted-upgrade-to-3-x-cannot-roll-back/252941
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [January 25, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-self-hosted-upgrade-to-3-x-cannot-roll-back/252941 "2023-01-25T20:45:12Z")
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#### Post date: [January 25, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-self-hosted-upgrade-to-3-x-cannot-roll-back/252941/9 "2023-01-25T22:41:59Z")

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Furthermore, upgrading a production server without running said upgrade through some form of staging environment is just asking for pain.

It doesn’t have to be a full scale copy, a $5 VPS will suffice for most. If you want to avoid downtime and the need to turn to your backups it’s the cheapest insurance you can get.

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