# Update failure

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-failure/355507>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [March 3, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-failure/355507 "2025-03-03T19:33:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-failure/355507/2 "2025-03-03T20:00:59Z")

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Is your OS beyond end of life?

What version of Docker do you have?

Can you start the existing container with `./launcher start app` or maybe `docker start app`? If so, I’d probably recommend making a backup, spinning up a new VM, installing Discourse, and restoring that backup.

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