n8n stuck in broken update state after Cloudron/Docker crash

[Valexico]

Hi all,

Following the Docker crash issue described here (cloudron.conf override conflict after Ubuntu/Docker update — solved by removing /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d/cloudron.conf and rebooting, see https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/15417/solved-cloudron-down-after-ubuntu-docker-update-docker-service-fails-to-start), my Cloudron instance is back up but one of my apps is now in a broken state.

App: n8n
Current version: 2.16.1

Problem:

Cloudron shows n8n as having an available update. However when I try to update, it proposes the same version (2.16.1) and fails with:

Downgrades are not permitted for apps installed from AppStore or Community. force to override

I also received this notification:

"The automatic update of the app at <url> failed: Downgrades are not permitted for apps installed from AppStore or Community. force to override"

My guess is that the automatic update was triggered during the Docker crash window (17h ago, which matches the timing of the crash), leaving the app metadata in an inconsistent state — Cloudron thinks a newer version was installed, but the actual container never updated properly.

Questions:

• What should I do

Thanks!

[james]

Hello @valexico
What version is displayed for the N8N app in the Cloudron dashboard?

[Valexico]

@james
App title & version
n8n 2.16.1

Package version
io.n8n.cloudronapp@4.18.0

[james]

Hello @valexico
Can you restore the app from a previous backup?

[Valexico]

Ok I did restore a previous state and then proceeded to update. This instance was not critical so no data loss