# Sorry, there was an error upgrading Discourse **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Support\ **Created:** [September 24, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorry-there-was-an-error-upgrading-discourse/165260 "2020-09-24T18:35:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![bubblecatcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ebca7d/32.png) [@bubblecatcher](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bubblecatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorry-there-was-an-error-upgrading-discourse/165260/1 "2020-09-24T18:35:04Z")
Not able to update, error message ```plaintext Sorry, there was an error upgrading Discourse. Please check the logs below. ******************************************************** ***Please be patient, next steps might take a while*** ******************************************************** Cycling Unicorn, to free up memory Restarting unicorn pid: 1397 Waiting for Unicorn to reload. Waiting for Unicorn to reload.. Waiting for Unicorn to reload... Waiting for Unicorn to reload.... Waiting for Unicorn to reload..... Waiting for Unicorn to reload...... Waiting for Unicorn to reload....... Waiting for Unicorn to reload........ Waiting for Unicorn to reload......... Waiting for Unicorn to reload.......... Waiting for Unicorn to reload........... Waiting for Unicorn to reload............ Waiting for Unicorn to reload............. Waiting for Unicorn to reload.............. Waiting for Unicorn to reload............... Waiting for Unicorn to reload................ 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Stopping 3 Unicorn worker(s), to free up memory Stopping job queue to reclaim memory, master pid is 1401 Docker Manager: FAILED TO UPGRADE # /var/www/discourse/lib/demon/base.rb:84:in `kill' /var/www/discourse/lib/demon/base.rb:84:in `stop' /var/www/discourse/lib/demon/base.rb:22:in `block in stop' /var/www/discourse/lib/demon/base.rb:21:in `each' /var/www/discourse/lib/demon/base.rb:21:in `stop' config/unicorn.conf.rb:96:in `block (2 levels) in reload' /var/www/discourse/plugins/docker_manager/lib/docker_manager/upgrader.rb:62:in `kill' /var/www/discourse/plugins/docker_manager/lib/docker_manager/upgrader.rb:62:in `upgrade' /var/www/discourse/plugins/docker_manager/app/controllers/docker_manager/admin_controller.rb:95:in `block in upgrade' /var/www/discourse/plugins/docker_manager/app/controllers/docker_manager/admin_controller.rb:91:in `fork' /var/www/discourse/plugins/docker_manager/app/controllers/docker_manager/admin_controller.rb:91:in `upgrade' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_controller/metal/basic_implicit_render.rb:6:in `send_action' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:195:in `process_action' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:30:in `process_action' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:42:in `block in process_action' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activesupport-6.0.3.3/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:135:in `run_callbacks' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:41:in `process_action' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:22:in `process_action' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:33:in `block in process_action' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activesupport-6.0.3.3/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:180:in `block in instrument' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activesupport-6.0.3.3/lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:24:in `instrument' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activesupport-6.0.3.3/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:180:in `instrument' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:32:in `process_action' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_controller/metal/params_wrapper.rb:245:in `process_action' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activerecord-6.0.3.3/lib/active_record/railties/controller_runtime.rb:27:in `process_action' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:136:in `process' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionview-6.0.3.3/lib/action_view/rendering.rb:39:in `process' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-mini-profiler-2.1.0/lib/mini_profiler/profiling_methods.rb:78:in `block in profile_method' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_controller/metal.rb:190:in `dispatch' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_controller/metal.rb:254:in `dispatch' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:50:in `dispatch' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:33:in `serve' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb:18:in `block in ' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb:48:in `serve' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:49:in `block in serve' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in `each' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in `serve' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:834:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-6.0.3.3/lib/rails/engine.rb:527:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-6.0.3.3/lib/rails/railtie.rb:190:in `public_send' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-6.0.3.3/lib/rails/railtie.rb:190:in `method_missing' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb:19:in `block in ' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb:48:in `serve' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:49:in `block in serve' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in `each' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in `serve' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:834:in `call' /var/www/discourse/lib/middleware/omniauth_bypass_middleware.rb:68:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/tempfile_reaper.rb:15:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/conditional_get.rb:40:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/head.rb:12:in `call' /var/www/discourse/lib/content_security_policy/middleware.rb:12:in `call' /var/www/discourse/lib/middleware/anonymous_cache.rb:336:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:266:in `context' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:260:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb:648:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:27:in `block in call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activesupport-6.0.3.3/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:101:in `run_callbacks' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:26:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/actionable_exceptions.rb:17:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/debug_exceptions.rb:32:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/show_exceptions.rb:33:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/logster-2.9.4/lib/logster/middleware/reporter.rb:43:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-6.0.3.3/lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:37:in `call_app' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-6.0.3.3/lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:28:in `call' /var/www/discourse/config/initializers/100-quiet_logger.rb:23:in `call' /var/www/discourse/config/initializers/100-silence_logger.rb:31:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:81:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/request_id.rb:27:in `call' /var/www/discourse/lib/middleware/enforce_hostname.rb:22:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/method_override.rb:24:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/executor.rb:14:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/sendfile.rb:110:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/host_authorization.rb:76:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-mini-profiler-2.1.0/lib/mini_profiler/profiler.rb:235:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/message_bus-3.3.2/lib/message_bus/rack/middleware.rb:61:in `call' /var/www/discourse/lib/middleware/request_tracker.rb:176:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-6.0.3.3/lib/rails/engine.rb:527:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-6.0.3.3/lib/rails/railtie.rb:190:in `public_send' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/railties-6.0.3.3/lib/rails/railtie.rb:190:in `method_missing' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:74:in `block in call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:58:in `each' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:58:in `call' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/unicorn-5.7.0/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:632:in `process_client' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/unicorn-5.7.0/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:728:in `worker_loop' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/unicorn-5.7.0/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:548:in `spawn_missing_workers' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/unicorn-5.7.0/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:144:in `start' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/unicorn-5.7.0/bin/unicorn:128:in `' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/bin/unicorn:23:in `load' /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/bin/unicorn:23:in `
' Spinning up 3 Unicorn worker(s) that were stopped initially ``` --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorry-there-was-an-error-upgrading-discourse/165260)._