Migration exception
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Description
Steps to reproduce
- Update Nextcloud
- Inspect logs
Expected behaviour
No error should be thrown
Actual behaviour
Error is thrown
Server configuration
Web server: Apache
Database: Maria
PHP version: 8.4
Nextcloud version: 34.0.2
{
"reqId": "###",
"level": 3,
"time": "2026-07-29T22:57:09+00:00",
"remoteAddr": "###",
"user": ""###",",
"app": "",
"method": "POST",
"url": "/ocs/v2.php/apps/appstore/api/v1/apps/enable",
"scriptName": "/ocs/v2.php",
"message": "Exception thrown: OCA\\Circles\\Exceptions\\MigrationException",
""###",",
"version": "34.0.2.1",
"exception": {
"Exception": "OCA\\Circles\\Exceptions\\MigrationException",
"Message": "A migration process is already running",
"Code": 0,
"Trace": [
{
"file": "/path/to/Nextcloud/apps/circles/lib/Migration/Migration.php",
"line": 77,
"function": "migration",
"class": "OCA\\Circles\\Service\\MigrationService",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/path/to/Nextcloud/lib/private/Repair.php",
"line": 104,
"function": "run",
"class": "OCA\\Circles\\Migration\\Migration",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/path/to/Nextcloud/lib/private/App/AppManager.php",
"line": 1278,
"function": "run",
"class": "OC\\Repair",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/path/to/Nextcloud/lib/private/Installer.php",
"line": 550,
"function": "executeRepairSteps",
"class": "OC\\App\\AppManager",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/path/to/Nextcloud/lib/private/Installer.php",
"line": 94,
"function": "installAppLastSteps",
"class": "OC\\Installer",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/path/to/Nextcloud/apps/appstore/lib/Controller/ApiController.php",
"line": 176,
"function": "installApp",
"class": "OC\\Installer",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/path/to/Nextcloud/lib/private/AppFramework/Http/Dispatcher.php",
"line": 165,
"function": "enableApp",
"class": "OCA\\Appstore\\Controller\\ApiController",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/path/to/Nextcloud/lib/private/AppFramework/Http/Dispatcher.php",
"line": 78,
"function": "executeController",
"class": "OC\\AppFramework\\Http\\Dispatcher",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/path/to/Nextcloud/lib/private/AppFramework/App.php",
"line": 137,
"function": "dispatch",
"class": "OC\\AppFramework\\Http\\Dispatcher",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/path/to/Nextcloud/lib/private/Route/Router.php",
"line": 324,
"function": "main",
"class": "OC\\AppFramework\\App",
"type": "::"
},
{
"file": "/path/to/Nextcloud/ocs/v1.php",
"line": 78,
"function": "match",
"class": "OC\\Route\\Router",
"type": "->"
},
{
"file": "/path/to/Nextcloud/ocs/v2.php",
"line": 10,
"args": [
"/path/to/Nextcloud/ocs/v1.php"
],
"function": "require_once"
}
],
"File": "/path/to/Nextcloud/apps/circles/lib/Service/MigrationService.php",
"Line": 165,
"message": "",
"exception": "{\"class\":\"OCA\\Circles\\Exceptions\\MigrationException\",\"message\":\"A migration process is already running\",\"code\":0,\"file\":\"/path/to/Nextcloud/apps/circles/lib/Service/MigrationService.php:165\",\"trace\":\"#0 /path/to/Nextcloud/apps/circles/lib/Migration/Migration.php(77): OCA\\Circles\\Service\\MigrationService->migration()\\n#1 /path/to/Nextcloud/lib/private/Repair.php(104): OCA\\Circles\\Migration\\Migration->run()\\n#2 /path/to/Nextcloud/lib/private/App/AppManager.php(1278): OC\\Repair->run()\\n#3 /path/to/Nextcloud/lib/private/Installer.php(550): OC\\App\\AppManager->executeRepairSteps()\\n#4 /path/to/Nextcloud/lib/private/Installer.php(94): OC\\Installer->installAppLastSteps()\\n#5 /path/to/Nextcloud/apps/appstore/lib/Controller/ApiController.php(176): OC\\Installer->installApp()\\n#6 /path/to/Nextcloud/lib/private/AppFramework/Http/Dispatcher.php(165): OCA\\Appstore\\Controller\\ApiController->enableApp()\\n#7 /path/to/Nextcloud/lib/private/AppFramework/Http/Dispatcher.php(78): OC\\AppFramework\\Http\\Dispatcher->executeController()\\n#8 /path/to/Nextcloud/lib/private/AppFramework/App.php(137): OC\\AppFramework\\Http\\Dispatcher->dispatch()\\n#9 /path/to/Nextcloud/lib/private/Route/Router.php(324): OC\\AppFramework\\App::main()\\n#10 /path/to/Nextcloud/ocs/v1.php(78): OC\\Route\\Router->match()\\n#11 /path/to/Nextcloud/ocs/v2.php(10): require_once('...')\\n#12 {main}\"}",
"CustomMessage": "Exception thrown: OCA\\Circles\\Exceptions\\MigrationException"
},
"id": ""###","
}
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with apps/circles/lib/Service/MigrationService.php at line 165 and apps/circles/lib/Migration/Migration.php at line 77, following the migration path shown in the trace. Reproduce the issue by updating Nextcloud and enabling the Circles app, then inspect the logs. Done means the migration no longer throws the reported exception during app enablement.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- apache, mariadb, php
- Domain
- backend, databases
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100