# Crash after attempting to update

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/crash-after-attempting-to-update/403196
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [May 17, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/crash-after-attempting-to-update/403196 "2026-05-17T18:43:32Z")
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### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/crash-after-attempting-to-update/403196/10 "2026-05-17T23:01:03Z")

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I have a 1vCPU, 1GB RAM server. Tried at least 10 times, never ran Discourse successfully after 1 occasion when it did (but I had to rebuild, which then created an endless failure cycle). I put 2 GB swap, then 5, all to no avail 🤷 . No non-core plugins, just… failed.

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