<![CDATA[GitLab not starting.]]>Latest version of the GitLab container (but also previous version tested) does not start anymore. Logs see logs at the end. I assume the lines

 /home/git/start.sh: line 216: / 1073741824 : syntax error: operand expected (error token is "/ 1073741824 ")
Jul 09 13:12:59 /home/git/start.sh: line 217: mem_gb: unbound variable

in the container log might be the root cause.

Can anyone help getting GitLab running again?

2026-07-09T11:08:17.080Z box:apptask startApp: starting container
2026-07-09T11:08:17.443Z box:tasks updating task 17001 with: {"percent":90,"message":"Configuring reverse proxy"}
2026-07-09T11:08:17.447Z box:tasks updating task 17001 with: {"percent":100,"message":"Done"}
2026-07-09T11:08:17.457Z box:tasks setCompleted - 17001: {"result":null,"error":null,"percent":100}
2026-07-09T11:08:17.457Z box:tasks updating task 17001 with: {"completed":true,"result":null,"error":null,"percent":100}
2026-07-09T11:08:17.462Z Exiting with code 0
2026-07-09T11:08:17.462Z box:taskworker Task took 210.669 seconds
2026-07-09T11:08:17Z ==> Copying schema file
2026-07-09T11:08:17Z ==> Fixing secrets
2026-07-09T11:08:17Z ==> Initializing gitlab shell
2026-07-09T11:08:17Z ==> Reusing existing host keys
2026-07-09T11:08:17Z ==> Setting up tmp
2026-07-09T11:08:18Z ==> Fixing permissions
2026-07-09T11:08:19Z ==> Creating pg_trgm extension
2026-07-09T11:08:19Z ==> Upgrading existing db
2026-07-09T11:08:19Z NOTICE:  extension "pg_trgm" already exists, skipping
2026-07-09T11:08:20.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:08:24Z [0m[33mBundler will use `/tmp/bundler20260709-172-26om0y172' as your home directory temporarily.
2026-07-09T11:08:24Z [33m`/home/git` is not writable.
2026-07-09T11:08:30.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:08:40.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z 
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z 
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z 
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z 
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z [0m
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z [0m
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z [0m[31m
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z [31m
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z Please upgrade your environment to a supported PostgreSQL version. See
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z Please upgrade your environment to a supported PostgreSQL version. See
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z You are using PostgreSQL 16.11 for the ci database, but this version of GitLab requires PostgreSQL >= 17.
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z You are using PostgreSQL 16.11 for the main database, but this version of GitLab requires PostgreSQL >= 17.
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/install/requirements.html#database for details.
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/install/requirements.html#database for details.
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z ██     ██  █████  ██████  ███    ██ ██ ███    ██  ██████
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z ██     ██  █████  ██████  ███    ██ ██ ███    ██  ██████
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z ██     ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ████   ██ ██ ████   ██ ██
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z ██     ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ████   ██ ██ ████   ██ ██
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z ██  █  ██ ███████ ██████  ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██   ███
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z ██  █  ██ ███████ ██████  ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██   ███
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z ██ ███ ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██ ██    ██
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z ██ ███ ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██ ██    ██
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z ███ ███  ██   ██ ██   ██ ██   ████ ██ ██   ████  ██████
2026-07-09T11:08:42Z ███ ███  ██   ██ ██   ██ ██   ████ ██ ██   ████  ██████
2026-07-09T11:08:50.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:09:00.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:09:01Z main: == [advisory_lock_connection] object_id: 56440, pg_backend_pid: 419
2026-07-09T11:09:02Z main: == [advisory_lock_connection] object_id: 56440, pg_backend_pid: 419
2026-07-09T11:09:07Z ==> Installing gitlab shell
2026-07-09T11:09:07Z ==> Synchronizing ssh keys
2026-07-09T11:09:07Z chmod 700 /home/git/.ssh: OK
2026-07-09T11:09:07Z mkdir -p /home/git/.ssh: OK
2026-07-09T11:09:10.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:09:12Z [0m[33mBundler will use `/tmp/bundler20260709-277-4fesnx277' as your home directory temporarily.
2026-07-09T11:09:12Z [33m`/home/git` is not writable.
2026-07-09T11:09:20.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:09:30.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z 
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z 
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z 
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z 
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z [0m
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z [0m
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z [0m[31m
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z [31m
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z Please upgrade your environment to a supported PostgreSQL version. See
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z Please upgrade your environment to a supported PostgreSQL version. See
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z You are using PostgreSQL 16.11 for the ci database, but this version of GitLab requires PostgreSQL >= 17.
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z You are using PostgreSQL 16.11 for the main database, but this version of GitLab requires PostgreSQL >= 17.
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/install/requirements.html#database for details.
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/install/requirements.html#database for details.
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z ██     ██  █████  ██████  ███    ██ ██ ███    ██  ██████
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z ██     ██  █████  ██████  ███    ██ ██ ███    ██  ██████
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z ██     ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ████   ██ ██ ████   ██ ██
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z ██     ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ████   ██ ██ ████   ██ ██
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z ██  █  ██ ███████ ██████  ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██   ███
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z ██  █  ██ ███████ ██████  ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██   ███
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z ██ ███ ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██ ██    ██
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z ██ ███ ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██ ██    ██
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z ███ ███  ██   ██ ██   ██ ██   ████ ██ ██   ████  ██████
2026-07-09T11:09:31Z ███ ███  ██   ██ ██   ██ ██   ████ ██ ██   ████  ██████
2026-07-09T11:09:40.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:09:49Z [34mDo you want to continue (yes/no)? [0m
2026-07-09T11:09:49Z /home/git/start.sh: line 216: / 1073741824 : syntax error: operand expected (error token is "/ 1073741824 ")
2026-07-09T11:09:49Z /home/git/start.sh: line 217: mem_gb: unbound variable
2026-07-09T11:09:49Z This task will now rebuild the authorized_keys file.
2026-07-09T11:09:49Z You will lose any data stored in the authorized_keys file.
2026-07-09T11:09:49Z cat: /sys/fs/cgroup/memory.max: No such file or directory
2026-07-09T11:09:51.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:09:51Z ==> Copying schema file
2026-07-09T11:09:51Z ==> Fixing secrets
2026-07-09T11:09:51Z ==> Initializing gitlab shell
2026-07-09T11:09:51Z ==> Reusing existing host keys
2026-07-09T11:09:51Z ==> Setting up tmp
2026-07-09T11:09:52Z ==> Creating pg_trgm extension
2026-07-09T11:09:52Z ==> Fixing permissions
2026-07-09T11:09:52Z ==> Upgrading existing db
2026-07-09T11:09:52Z NOTICE:  extension "pg_trgm" already exists, skipping
2026-07-09T11:09:57Z [0m[33mBundler will use `/tmp/bundler20260709-172-139zlf172' as your home directory temporarily.
2026-07-09T11:09:57Z [33m`/home/git` is not writable.
2026-07-09T11:10:00.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:10:10.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:10:16Z 
2026-07-09T11:10:16Z 
2026-07-09T11:10:16Z [0m
2026-07-09T11:10:16Z [0m[31m
2026-07-09T11:10:16Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:10:16Z ******************************************************************************
26-07-09T11:10:16Z Please upgrade your environment to a supported PostgreSQL version. See
2026-07-09T11:10:16Z You are using PostgreSQL 16.11 for the main database, but this version of GitLab requires PostgreSQL >= 17.
2026-07-09T11:10:16Z https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/install/requirements.html#database for details.
2026-07-09T11:10:16Z ██     ██  █████  ██████  ███    ██ ██ ███    ██  ██████
2026-07-09T11:10:16Z ██     ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ████   ██ ██ ████   ██ ██
2026-07-09T11:10:16Z ██  █  ██ ███████ ██████  ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██   ███
2026-07-09T11:10:16Z ██ ███ ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██ ██    ██
2026-07-09T11:10:16Z ███ ███  ██   ██ ██   ██ ██   ████ ██ ██   ████  ██████
2026-07-09T11:10:17Z 
2026-07-09T11:10:17Z 
2026-07-09T11:10:17Z [0m
2026-07-09T11:10:17Z [31m
2026-07-09T11:10:17Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:10:17Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:10:17Z Please upgrade your environment to a supported PostgreSQL version. See
2026-07-09T11:10:17Z You are using PostgreSQL 16.11 for the ci database, but this version of GitLab requires PostgreSQL >= 17.
2026-07-09T11:10:17Z https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/install/requirements.html#database for details.
2026-07-09T11:10:17Z ██     ██  █████  ██████  ███    ██ ██ ███    ██  ██████
2026-07-09T11:10:17Z ██     ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ████   ██ ██ ████   ██ ██
2026-07-09T11:10:17Z ██  █  ██ ███████ ██████  ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██   ███
2026-07-09T11:10:17Z ██ ███ ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██ ██    ██
2026-07-09T11:10:17Z ███ ███  ██   ██ ██   ██ ██   ████ ██ ██   ████  ██████
2026-07-09T11:10:20.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:10:30.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:10:36Z main: == [advisory_lock_connection] object_id: 56440, pg_backend_pid: 448
2026-07-09T11:10:36Z main: == [advisory_lock_connection] object_id: 56440, pg_backend_pid: 448
2026-07-09T11:10:40.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:10:42Z ==> Installing gitlab shell
2026-07-09T11:10:42Z ==> Synchronizing ssh keys
2026-07-09T11:10:42Z chmod 700 /home/git/.ssh: OK
2026-07-09T11:10:42Z mkdir -p /home/git/.ssh: OK
2026-07-09T11:10:47Z [0m[33mBundler will use `/tmp/bundler20260709-278-im9yai278' as your home directory temporarily.
2026-07-09T11:10:47Z [33m`/home/git` is not writable.
2026-07-09T11:10:50.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:11:00.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z 
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z 
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z 
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z 
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z [0m
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z [0m
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z [0m[31m
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z [31m
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z Please upgrade your environment to a supported PostgreSQL version. See
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z Please upgrade your environment to a supported PostgreSQL version. See
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z You are using PostgreSQL 16.11 for the ci database, but this version of GitLab requires PostgreSQL >= 17.
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z You are using PostgreSQL 16.11 for the main database, but this version of GitLab requires PostgreSQL >= 17.
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/install/requirements.html#database for details.
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/install/requirements.html#database for details.
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z ██     ██  █████  ██████  ███    ██ ██ ███    ██  ██████
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z ██     ██  █████  ██████  ███    ██ ██ ███    ██  ██████
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z ██     ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ████   ██ ██ ████   ██ ██
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z ██     ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ████   ██ ██ ████   ██ ██
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z ██  █  ██ ███████ ██████  ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██   ███
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z ██  █  ██ ███████ ██████  ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██   ███
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z ██ ███ ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██ ██    ██
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z ██ ███ ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██ ██    ██
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z ███ ███  ██   ██ ██   ██ ██   ████ ██ ██   ████  ██████
2026-07-09T11:11:06Z ███ ███  ██   ██ ██   ██ ██   ████ ██ ██   ████  ██████
2026-07-09T11:11:10.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:11:20.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:11:24Z [34mDo you want to continue (yes/no)? [0m
2026-07-09T11:11:24Z /home/git/start.sh: line 216: / 1073741824 : syntax error: operand expected (error token is "/ 1073741824 ")
2026-07-09T11:11:24Z /home/git/start.sh: line 217: mem_gb: unbound variable
2026-07-09T11:11:24Z This task will now rebuild the authorized_keys file.
2026-07-09T11:11:24Z You will lose any data stored in the authorized_keys file.
2026-07-09T11:11:24Z cat: /sys/fs/cgroup/memory.max: No such file or directory
2026-07-09T11:11:26Z ==> Copying schema file
2026-07-09T11:11:26Z ==> Fixing secrets
2026-07-09T11:11:26Z ==> Initializing gitlab shell
2026-07-09T11:11:26Z ==> Reusing existing host keys
2026-07-09T11:11:26Z ==> Setting up tmp
2026-07-09T11:11:27Z ==> Creating pg_trgm extension
2026-07-09T11:11:27Z ==> Fixing permissions
2026-07-09T11:11:27Z ==> Upgrading existing db
2026-07-09T11:11:27Z NOTICE:  extension "pg_trgm" already exists, skipping
2026-07-09T11:11:30.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:11:32Z [0m[33mBundler will use `/tmp/bundler20260709-171-9wygvk171' as your home directory temporarily.
2026-07-09T11:11:32Z [33m`/home/git` is not writable.
2026-07-09T11:11:40.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:11:50.000Z => Healthcheck error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.18.16.166:80
2026-07-09T11:11:50Z 13:M 09 Jul 2026 11:11:50.092 * 10 changes in 300 seconds. Saving...
2026-07-09T11:11:50Z 13:M 09 Jul 2026 11:11:50.096 * Background saving started by pid 40
2026-07-09T11:11:50Z 13:M 09 Jul 2026 11:11:50.198 * Background saving terminated with success
2026-07-09T11:11:50Z 40:C 09 Jul 2026 11:11:50.136 * DB saved on disk
2026-07-09T11:11:50Z 40:C 09 Jul 2026 11:11:50.137 * Fork CoW for RDB: current 0 MB, peak 0 MB, average 0 MB
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z 
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z 
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z 
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z 
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z [0m
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z [0m
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z [0m[31m
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z [31m
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z ******************************************************************************
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z Please upgrade your environment to a supported PostgreSQL version. See
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z Please upgrade your environment to a supported PostgreSQL version. See
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z You are using PostgreSQL 16.11 for the ci database, but this version of GitLab requires PostgreSQL >= 17.
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z You are using PostgreSQL 16.11 for the main database, but this version of GitLab requires PostgreSQL >= 17.
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/install/requirements.html#database for details.
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/install/requirements.html#database for details.
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z ██     ██  █████  ██████  ███    ██ ██ ███    ██  ██████
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z ██     ██  █████  ██████  ███    ██ ██ ███    ██  ██████
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z ██     ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ████   ██ ██ ████   ██ ██
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z ██     ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ████   ██ ██ ████   ██ ██
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z ██  █  ██ ███████ ██████  ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██   ███
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z ██  █  ██ ███████ ██████  ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██   ███
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z ██ ███ ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██ ██    ██
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z ██ ███ ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ██  ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ ██ ██    ██
2026-07-09T11:11:51Z ███ ███  ██   ██ ██   ██ ██   ████ ██ ██   ████  ██████
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@joseph said:

@nckne please update, this is already fixed .

Thanks! Yes - I can confirm it is working in the latest version of the package. Thank you very much!

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/126592https://forum.cloudron.io/post/126592Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:49:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GitLab not starting. on Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:36:58 GMT]]>@nckne please update, this is already fixed .

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/126589https://forum.cloudron.io/post/126589Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:36:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to GitLab not starting. on Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:35:40 GMT]]>Fixed by entering recovery mode of the app and setting

mem_gb=$(( $(cat /sys/fs/cgroup/memory.max) / 1073741824 ))

to

# mem_gb=$(( $(cat /sys/fs/cgroup/memory.max) / 1073741824 ))
mem_gb=10

in /home/git/start.sh

and running start.sh manually (still in recovery mode).

Seems like a bug though that should be fixed in the package.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/126588https://forum.cloudron.io/post/126588Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:35:40 GMT