Introduction

Since Sitecore Experience Platform 10.0.1, you can use a Sitecore upgrade container to upgrade Sitecore SQL databases. The Sitecore upgrade container upgrades Sitecore XP and xConnect databases that are stored on-prem, in containers, or in an Azure SQL environment. You can run the Sitecore upgrade container in Docker Compose and in Kubernetes environments.

With Sitecore XP containers, you can upgrade your Sitecore solution with almost no downtime. You can use the upgrade container to upgrade both single- and multi-instance installations.

The upgrade process for Sitecore XP 10.5.X supports database upgrades from the Sitecore XP 9.3.0 or later.