hello, when I try to connect to the admin interface, I get a blank screen. I can’t do updates, for example, even though I’m an admin. What should I do? Thanks for helping. Muriel

You might try safe-mode. You might also do well to do a command line upgrade.

Update: I did a proper bootstrap, destroy, start with a 2-container setup and now the reported version numbers are updated and the Admin UI is rendering again. The rest of the post remains for posterity. I’m experiencing what may be a similar issue. The Admin interface loads, but only displays th…

[Bild] Joshua Lyon: After updating the Docker Manager, I started experiencing that issue, so I SSH’ed into the box and did a manual (2 container) update for just web_only: cd /var/discourse git pull ./launcher bootstrap web_only ./launcher stop web_only && ./launcher start web_only ^…

[Bild] Joshua Lyon: I did a proper bootstrap, destroy, start with a 2-container setup and now the reported version numbers are updated and the Admin UI is rendering again. Did you upgrade the data container? You should, but first, see PostgreSQL 15 update . Or, if you really hate reading, just…

Not yet, but thanks for looking out! I was already considering setting up a new beefier server, so I was just doing some research to see if I could backup from Discourse 3.5 + PG13 and then restore on Discourse 3.5 + PG15 on a different host. I don’t love extended downtime and in the past I tempor…

[Bild] Joshua Lyon: so I figured I would research / test to see if it works across PG versions. It does. It’s probably time to upgrade your OS anyway. Just spin up a new server and restore your backup.

I’ve got exactly the same issue. thanks for helping. My webmaster Benjamin will read you. Muriel

this what happened to me. spinning up a new server and restoring from backup was the only option. He is to the point. And don’t waste your time debugging. this advice gets you going in no time.

[Bild] Joshua Lyon: I was just doing some research to see if I could backup from Discourse 3.5 + PG13 and then restore on Discourse 3.5 + PG15 on a different host. [Bild] Jay Pfaffman: It does. It’s probably time to upgrade your OS anyway. Just spin up a new server and restore your backup…

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Discourse upgrade via Web UI Fails & SSH Upgrade Brings Down Discourse Instance Self-hosting	17	1986	26. November 2021
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Blank upgrade page after updating docker manager to 2.0.0.beta10 Bug	16	1070	19. Mai 2018
An upgrade knocked my site offline; how long until it's restored? Self-hosting	16	348	9. August 2025
Implosion after 2.7beta7 upgrade Support	18	1248	27. April 2021

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