# Unable to build phpBB3 import container
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-build-phpbb3-import-container/406013
**Category:** Migration
**Tags:** phpbb
**Created:** [June 24, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-build-phpbb3-import-container/406013 "2026-06-24T13:13:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Preston](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Preston)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-build-phpbb3-import-container/406013/1 "2026-06-24T13:13:51Z")
I have a new discourse instance (built this morning). App built fine and is running without any issues. However I’m trying to build the import container (using [this formula](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-a-phpbb3-forum-to-discourse/30810)) but the container fails to bootstrap.
These are the errors I’m seeing. I’m not seeing anything further up the logs that seems to relate.
```plaintext
FAILED
Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle install --no-deployment --path vendor/bundle --jobs $(($(nproc) - 1)) --without test development' failed with return #
Location of failure: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.4.0/gems/pups-1.4.0/lib/pups/exec_command.rb:138:in 'Pups::ExecCommand#spawn'
exec failed with the params {"cd" => "$home", "cmd" => ["echo \"gem 'mysql2'\" >> Gemfile", "echo \"gem 'ruby-bbcode-to-md', :github => 'nlalonde/ruby-bbcode-to-md'\" >> Gemfile", "su discourse -c 'bundle config unset deployment'", "su discourse -c 'bundle install --no-deployment --path vendor/bundle --jobs $(($(nproc) - 1)) --without test development'"]}
bootstrap failed with exit code 15
**FAILED TO BOOTSTRAP** please scroll up and look for earlier error messages, there may be more than one.
```
Any help appreciated.
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### Author:  [@Preston](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Preston)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-build-phpbb3-import-container/406013/2 "2026-06-24T13:18:18Z")
This may relate however:
```plaintext
Removing version_gem (1.1.11)
I, [2026-06-24T13:04:04.442400 #1] INFO -- : > cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'find /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle -name cache -not -path "*/gems/*" -type d -exec rm -rf {} +'
I, [2026-06-24T13:04:04.544866 #1] INFO -- : > cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'find /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle -name tmp -type d -exec rm -rf {} +'
I, [2026-06-24T13:04:04.645437 #1] INFO -- : > cd /var/www/discourse && echo "gem 'mysql2'" >> Gemfile
I, [2026-06-24T13:04:04.647649 #1] INFO -- : > cd /var/www/discourse && echo "gem 'ruby-bbcode-to-md', :github => 'nlalonde/ruby-bbcode-to-md'" >> Gemfile
I, [2026-06-24T13:04:04.649093 #1] INFO -- : > cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle config unset deployment'
I, [2026-06-24T13:04:04.774523 #1] INFO -- : > cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle install --no-deployment --path vendor/bundle --jobs $(($(nproc) - 1)) --without test development'
The `--path` flag has been removed because it relied on being remembered across
bundler invocations, which bundler no longer does. Instead please use `bundle
config set path 'vendor/bundle'`, and stop using this flag
```
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### Author:  [@aLinux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aLinux)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-build-phpbb3-import-container/406013/3 "2026-08-02T12:23:55Z")
i have the same problem as you do !
Have you found a fix for this ?
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### Author:  [@selase](https://meta.discourse.org/u/selase)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-build-phpbb3-import-container/406013/4 "2026-08-03T15:00:32Z")
This appears to be related to the bundle command in the phpBB3 template:
>
Some of the CLI flags used are not compatible with the latest version of Bundler included in the base image.
I’ve created a PR to fix it:
>
>
> The \`--path\` and \`--without\` flags have been removed in the latest version of Bu…ndler included in the base image, causing the \`after\_bundle\_exec\` hook to fail across all import templates.
Once it’s merged, you should be able to fetch the latest changes and build the import container.
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### Author:  [@Preston](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Preston)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-build-phpbb3-import-container/406013/5 "2026-08-05T10:29:30Z")
Thanks! That is much appreciated!
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-build-phpbb3-import-container/406013/6 "2026-09-04T10:30:27Z")
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