We’re running postgres v12 as the v13 upgrade requires too much disk space. It looks like compatibility with v12 may have been broken? Is this deliberate? If so it means we can never upgrade Discourse again. Running ./launcher start app got us back online so it isn’t a production issue right now, b…

Fixed in https://github.com/discourse/discourse_docker/pull/566 Can you please try rebuilding again @Wingtip ? That said, we don’t run PG12 anymore, so we may introduce some SQL syntax exclusive to PG13+ anytime in core, so it would be a good idea to schedule the upgrade someday.

its looking for postgress 13 and not 12. {“filename”=>“/etc/postgresql/13/main/pg_hba.conf”,

[image] Wingtip: We’re running postgres v12 as the v13 upgrade requires too much disk space. Why don’t you back-up, create a totally fresh discourse instance (which should default postgres 13), restore back-up and remap the server in DNS?

Might seem scary, but you’d have enough safeguards there, you can always bring the old server back online.

It’s less scary than annoying work I’d like to avoid, combined with telling my forum they’re going to lose a day or two of posts. Would like the Discourse guys to say “Of course we still work on PG12, that’s just a bug, we’ll get that fixed up” ideally.

I can’t see why that’s necessary. Prepare new server on subdomain? Enter read-only mode on existing server, create back-up Pull in back-up on new server Remap DNS Rebuild new server with primary discourse subdomain. This process could take 30 mins?

Ah! A nice problem to have! :slight_smile:

I suppose, it’s not like I’m paid! :wink:

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That would work, yes. Desperately trying not to have to do that.

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