Offer an option in the web UI to clear and start the update process again when stuck on a step
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- Dominant language
- PHP
- Stars
- 51
- Forks
- 40
- Avg merge
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Description
/index.php/settings/admin/overview#
If using the updater to update NextCloud and step 4 (downloading of the update) fails and the user closes the browser, the updater remains in a broken state and cannot be used to try again.
Message shown when trying again at url: /updater/ (even after hours):
Step 4 is currently in process. Please reload this page later.
There needs to be a mechanism for it to detect that the download failed or for the user to override to try again.
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 at the /updater/ flow and reproduce the failure in step 4 by interrupting the download and closing the browser. Trace how the updater records its current step, then define completion as a user-visible reset or retry path that allows the update process to start again after a failed download.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- frontend, release
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100