# Error 500 how to fix?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-500-how-to-fix/308264
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [May 16, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-500-how-to-fix/308264 "2024-05-16T13:15:09Z")
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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-500-how-to-fix/308264/4 "2024-05-16T13:23:18Z")

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I think a manual rebuild should sort you out. 🤞

> [@Manually update Discourse and Docker image to latest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manually-update-discourse-and-docker-image-to-latest/23325):
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> bookmark This guide provides step-by-step instructions for manually updating Discourse, the Docker container, and the Ubuntu operating system on a self-hosted setup. person_raising_hand Required user level: System Administrator warning SSH access to the server. If you self-host Discourse, you occasionally need to run a manual update via the command line to get the latest security releases and newest libraries. These updates are not picked up in admin/upgrade, which is why you’ll occa…

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