When running the update per here: Manually update Discourse and Docker image to latest I get the following errors: “Kernel version 4.4.0-210-generic not supported, please upgrade to at least 4.14.0” What do I need to do here? I can’t find support topics on upgrading the kernel version.

What version of Ubuntu are you using? You probably need to upgrade or move to a new server with a new os.

I added this check after we got a lot of support requests last week of people failing to run Discourse on Ubuntu 14.04. What version of Ubuntu are you running? We’re you running Discourse 3+ successfully already?

I’m running on Ubuntu 16.04.3 x64 Using Digital Ocean’s droplet: 1 GB Memory / 25 GB Disk There is an option to upgrade the Kernel myself as Digital Ocean has explained here: [image] But I’m wondering: Should I worry about something else breaking on the server? Should I go for “Upgrade All Packages” option or “Upgrade Kernel Only” option.

[image] Falco: I added this check after we got a lot of support requests last week of people failing to run Discourse on Ubuntu 14.04. It’s a good check, but perhaps it could mention the possibility of the OS being out of date? The kernel is what’s wrong, but for most people it comes as part of an OS version. I suspect, with Discourse having got ever more popular, each time a missing kernel feature becomes critical, the number of people affected will be much much greater.

[image] AMK: I’m running on Ubuntu 16.04.3 x64 Ubuntu wiki says a sudo apt-get -s install --install-recommends linux-generic-hwe-16.04 will give you their latest supported kernel (4.15) after a reboot. I’d backup, download the backup locally and give it a try. https://askubuntu.com/questions/248914/what-is-hardware-enablement-hwe

You mean it’s standard support is EOL or the actual version? The version check here shows EOL of 2026: Releases - Ubuntu Wiki

It’s 2026 if you have a Canonical subscription and 2021 otherwise. But that’s off-topic :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll back up and give this a try. As a suggestion, maybe we should add your instructions for the check / get latest update of Kernel to the standard update instructions here: Manually update Discourse and Docker image to latest. As you are suggesting, looks like you’re getting a lot of support requests with regards to the Kernel not being up to date.

Kernel version upgrade required when manually updating discourse

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pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman) February 2, 2023, 2:13am 5

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

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