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apperside
1 Sep, 2025, 06:50

Hello, I have a running self hosted instance of appwrite 1.7.4 installed some month ago, but I read the latest announcements and a lot of cool stuff seem to have been added and I wanted to try them out. I tried to clone and run the project from the 1.8.x branch, but running the following:

docker compose build docker compose up

and navigating to localhost:9501, leads to to not found page (attached screenshot), and every navigation attempt leads also to this.

all the containers seem to be running as you can see in the screenshots.

Attached you find the "appwrite" container logs.

It actually happens also in the main branch. When I am switching branches I am always deleting containers and volumes with

docker compose down -v

So I think I am starting fresh every time.

I also tried to run a 1.8.0 docker image, but doesn't actually seem to exist, so how do I try out the new exciting things with self hosting?

Thank you

TL;DR
Existing self-hosted appwrite instance at version 1.7.4, attempting to upgrade to version 1.8.x by cloning and running the project from the 1.8.x branch. After running 'docker compose build' and 'docker compose up', localhost:9501 leads to a not found page. Tried switching to main branch with no luck. Tried running a 1.8.0 docker image which doesn't exist. Need guidance on how to try out new features. Solution: Troubleshoot container logs, ensure proper setup steps are followed for new version compatibility.
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