# Kernel version upgrade required when manually updating discourse

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/kernel-version-upgrade-required-when-manually-updating-discourse/253756>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [February 1, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/kernel-version-upgrade-required-when-manually-updating-discourse/253756 "2023-02-01T21:16:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/kernel-version-upgrade-required-when-manually-updating-discourse/253756/5 "2023-02-02T02:13:07Z")

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It’s beyond end of life. I would spin up a new droplet and start fresh.

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