# ./launcher rebuild app for old 1.6 discourse not working

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/launcher-rebuild-app-for-old-1-6-discourse-not-working/252726
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [January 24, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/launcher-rebuild-app-for-old-1-6-discourse-not-working/252726 "2023-01-24T14:01:34Z")
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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: [January 24, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/launcher-rebuild-app-for-old-1-6-discourse-not-working/252726/5 "2023-01-24T16:40:10Z")

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It’s a good bet that your OS is also beyond end of life, but in any case, I would recommend that you make a backup, create a new installation on a new vm and restore the backup to the new one. This will also save you some steps required to [Change the domain name or rename your Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-domain-name-or-rename-your-discourse/16098).

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