Hi,
I just tried to update my discourse forum, and it did not succeed.
Following is the screenshot i took before my website messed up (and still is down) 
AI-generated summary
A user, prateekvarma, experienced a website crash while trying to update their Discourse forum. sam provided troubleshooting steps, including checking for sufficient swap space and running cd /var/discourse, git pull, and ./launcher rebuild app. After multiple attempts, prateekvarma was able to resolve the issue by re-running the ./launcher rebuild app command.
sam also emphasized the importance of checking logs for error messages, but prateekvarma was unable to retrieve the logs. In the end, prateekvarma asked about the stability of beta updates, specifically versions like “v1.6.0.beta10 +58”.
cd /var/discourse
git pull
./launcher rebuild app
Make sure you have 2GB of swap space per howtos here.
Yes, i do have a 2gb swapspace. Let me run these and i’l get back asap
Did not work. Site still down.
Nothing I can do here, without clear logs showing where the error is.
Please tell me the location of the logs so i can paste it here
The logs appeared on your screen…
Eh??
Sam, what can i do to fix this? I understand logs are needed, but i don’t have them. What can be done here?
You ran:
cd /var/discourse
git pull
./launcher rebuild app
A whole bunch of stuff appeared on your screen, towards the end was the actual error.
I need that.
You can run it again if you need.
Phew. It’s fixed this time i ran ./launcher rebuild app. Thanks Sam
A question - Is it recommended to upgrade to a “beta” update? I’ve always seen beta updates on my discourse like “v1.6.0.beta10 +58” . Are these stable or is it recommended to wait for stable versions?