Sorry, there was an error upgrading Discourse

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The Discourse update failed with the error message “Sorry, there was an error upgrading Discourse” bubblecatcher. IAmGav suggested trying the update via the command line instead of the web interface.

bubblecatcher’s error logs indicate issues with the Docker Manager and Unicorn processes. simonfen reported a similar issue with the User-Notes and Discourse-Policy plugins, but other plugin upgrades worked fine. They requested a link to a post explaining how to upgrade specific plugins via the command line.

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Not able to update, error message

Sorry, there was an error upgrading Discourse. Please check the logs below.


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Stopping 3 Unicorn worker(s), to free up memory
Stopping job queue to reclaim memory, master pid is 1401
Docker Manager: FAILED TO UPGRADE
#<Errno::ESRCH: No such process>
/var/www/discourse/lib/demon/base.rb:84:in `kill'
/var/www/discourse/lib/demon/base.rb:84:in `stop'
/var/www/discourse/lib/demon/base.rb:22:in `block in stop'
/var/www/discourse/lib/demon/base.rb:21:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/lib/demon/base.rb:21:in `stop'
config/unicorn.conf.rb:96:in `block (2 levels) in reload'
/var/www/discourse/plugins/docker_manager/lib/docker_manager/upgrader.rb:62:in `kill'
/var/www/discourse/plugins/docker_manager/lib/docker_manager/upgrader.rb:62:in `upgrade'
/var/www/discourse/plugins/docker_manager/app/controllers/docker_manager/admin_controller.rb:95:in `block in upgrade'
/var/www/discourse/plugins/docker_manager/app/controllers/docker_manager/admin_controller.rb:91:in `fork'
/var/www/discourse/plugins/docker_manager/app/controllers/docker_manager/admin_controller.rb:91:in `upgrade'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_controller/metal/basic_implicit_render.rb:6:in `send_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:195:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:30:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:42:in `block in process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activesupport-6.0.3.3/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:135:in `run_callbacks'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:41:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:22:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:33:in `block in process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activesupport-6.0.3.3/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:180:in `block in instrument'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activesupport-6.0.3.3/lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:24:in `instrument'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activesupport-6.0.3.3/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:180:in `instrument'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:32:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_controller/metal/params_wrapper.rb:245:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activerecord-6.0.3.3/lib/active_record/railties/controller_runtime.rb:27:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:136:in `process'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionview-6.0.3.3/lib/action_view/rendering.rb:39:in `process'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-mini-profiler-2.1.0/lib/mini_profiler/profiling_methods.rb:78:in `block in profile_method'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_controller/metal.rb:190:in `dispatch'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_controller/metal.rb:254:in `dispatch'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:50:in `dispatch'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:33:in `serve'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb:18:in `block in <class:Constraints>'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb:48:in `serve'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:49:in `block in serve'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in `serve'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:834:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-6.0.3.3/lib/rails/engine.rb:527:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-6.0.3.3/lib/rails/railtie.rb:190:in `public_send'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-6.0.3.3/lib/rails/railtie.rb:190:in `method_missing'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb:19:in `block in <class:Constraints>'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb:48:in `serve'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:49:in `block in serve'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in `serve'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:834:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/lib/middleware/omniauth_bypass_middleware.rb:68:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/tempfile_reaper.rb:15:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/conditional_get.rb:40:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/head.rb:12:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/lib/content_security_policy/middleware.rb:12:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/lib/middleware/anonymous_cache.rb:336:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:266:in `context'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:260:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb:648:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:27:in `block in call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activesupport-6.0.3.3/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:101:in `run_callbacks'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:26:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/actionable_exceptions.rb:17:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/debug_exceptions.rb:32:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/show_exceptions.rb:33:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/logster-2.9.4/lib/logster/middleware/reporter.rb:43:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-6.0.3.3/lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:37:in `call_app'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-6.0.3.3/lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:28:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/config/initializers/100-quiet_logger.rb:23:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/config/initializers/100-silence_logger.rb:31:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:81:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/request_id.rb:27:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/lib/middleware/enforce_hostname.rb:22:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/method_override.rb:24:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/executor.rb:14:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/sendfile.rb:110:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/host_authorization.rb:76:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-mini-profiler-2.1.0/lib/mini_profiler/profiler.rb:235:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/message_bus-3.3.2/lib/message_bus/rack/middleware.rb:61:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/lib/middleware/request_tracker.rb:176:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-6.0.3.3/lib/rails/engine.rb:527:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-6.0.3.3/lib/rails/railtie.rb:190:in `public_send'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-6.0.3.3/lib/rails/railtie.rb:190:in `method_missing'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:74:in `block in call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:58:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:58:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/unicorn-5.7.0/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:632:in `process_client'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/unicorn-5.7.0/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:728:in `worker_loop'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/unicorn-5.7.0/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:548:in `spawn_missing_workers'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/unicorn-5.7.0/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:144:in `start'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/unicorn-5.7.0/bin/unicorn:128:in `<top (required)>'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/bin/unicorn:23:in `load'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/bin/unicorn:23:in `<main>'
Spinning up 3 Unicorn worker(s) that were stopped initially
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try doing the update via the command line instead of the web interface.

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I received a similar message yesterday and today for the User-Notes plugin and Discourse-Policy plugin when trying to upgrade. Other plugin upgrades worked fine.

If the answer is the same, is there a post that explains how to upgrade via the command line for specific plugins ?

Thank you.