# Unstable software - constantly breaking update processes

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/unstable-software-constantly-breaking-update-processes/399468
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [March 27, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unstable-software-constantly-breaking-update-processes/399468 "2026-03-27T20:53:24Z")
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### Author: ![michaelh0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@michaelh0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaelh0)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unstable-software-constantly-breaking-update-processes/399468/1 "2026-03-27T20:53:24Z")

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Every few months, I run into random issues like this:

> [@Upgrade abort - not enough Unicorn workers running](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-abort-not-enough-unicorn-workers-running/393003):
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> Dears good evening, Hope you are doing great !! I am trying to upgrade Discourse on my self hosted instance but get the following error message: \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* \*\*\* Please be patient, next steps might take a while \*\*\* \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ABORTING, you do not have enough Unicorn workers running Docker Manager: FAILED TO UPGRADE #\<RuntimeError: Not enough workers\> /var/www/discourse/plugins/docker\_manager/lib/docker\_m…

Not always the same. This past month it was this issue. 2-3 months ago, [it was some other issue caused by untested changes being merged](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-error-in-rename-discourse-rewind-disabled-to-enabled/393049) that broke the web-based update process.

I don’t need help right now, but I do think that Discourse team would serve the community well by avoiding creating these issues in the first place. The software development process being employed now seems optimized at creating brittle, unreliable software.

Is there an effort to ensure these types of regressions and web-based-update-killers are caught before they reach user installations?

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