New version bug/error

Hi,

Which sync method are you using?

That’s new, though.

Hi,

The issue can be related to slow internet connection or slow server connection. The fastest solution will be using manual deployment – upload generated files to the FTP server manually and the try to resync via Publii to check if it still tries to upload files

I’m having the same issue: Fast connection, nothing else has any problems, but for several weeks Publii has been hanging partway through uploading files to my site.

I can upload manually, but it’s a nuisance, and the next time I try to upload, Publii wants to re-post every file from the blog’s history.

Eventually, I have to cancel the upload, because it’s hung somewhere around 241 out of 1600 files. Then I see this message:

Sorry 🙁

Sure. There’s lots in there; hopefully it’s helpful.

It’s quite long, so here’s a link:
https://new.space/s/-sSVStCTdISL8DL2HG36Pw/items/EBA2qxHC9daVPAf25I8D4w#qiS0VqwIwHc5X9IHvR8YNbnHR28L4DWNdCXHGxwkeB4

I’ve just deleted my site from the server and tried to upload from scratch and do a fresh installation, but the issues remain. The app takes forever to upload and quits at uploading about a third of the files.  I then have to manually ftp all files with an external FTP software (Cyberduck). I’m using Publii v. 0.44.1 for Intel Mac OS with FTP set as synchronisation method.

I don’t know when, what or why it has changed, but since two or three updates ago Publii’s synchronisation is not only buggy but de facto nonexistent. Since there are at least five or six threads about synchronisation issues on the first page of the discussion forum alone, and with every possible form of hosting/synch method, it’s apparently a universal problem. I’ve also checked the file permissions on the server, but they look okay to me. In any event, I didn’t change them from previous versions, when everything worked just fine.

Just double checked: The last blog entry I didn‘t have to upload manually was published on 29 Sept. I don‘t know what happened in October, I didn’t write anything that month, but by November 1st the wheels had come off.

@TaWulf – are you using FTP sync method too? Or other one?

@K @TaWulf @Hame – I have analysed this issue deeper:

It seems that it is some problem with MD5 sum calculation/comparision which leads to desync local files list. I have prepared prerelease version of Publii v.0.44.2 which changes a way how sync is detected – instead of MD5 sum it uses UUID generated for every deployment. It should be more elastic solution.

Can I ask you to do the following test with these installation files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/103oaWGBJFJkHHMXNF64ndg9wndipGs8G?usp=sharing

Please:
– use manual deploy to generate files
– upload these files using FTP software
– then please try to sync website from Publii – you should get only 1-2 files to sync, instead of the whole website
– you can also make small modification and check if only necessary files are uploaded during sync

Same here, I’m afraid. Synch hangs (Intel Mac) and the FTP connection tests still fails and asks to check permissions.

@K @TaWulf – did you uploaded files manually before testing the sync? Because this fix won’t solve the sync issue without uploading files before manually.

@K – do you have any useful informations under Tools -> Log Viewer -> deployment-process/deployment-errors ?

@Tomasz, that’s odd, I didn’t change anything in my settings, but maybe the Domainfactory (my hosting company) has made changes to their servers. I will take it up with their support.

@K – could you provide me an URL to your website?

Hi, I have some similar issue

Publii never finishes uploading, hangs randomly in the process. I am able to upload manually through FTP client with passive mode enabled though. Cancelling process sometimes throws an error I have attached.

Deployments error log is empty, deployment-process.log contains this:

[Sat, 09 Dec 2023 17:57:51 GMT] FTP ERROR: Error: read ECONNRESET
[Sat, 09 Dec 2023 17:57:51 GMT] FTP CONNECTION CLOSED: true

Also, Publii always wants to sync everything, in my case it is like 4k items. I have tried replacing files.publii.json file on the server with local version, and it was able to sync around 67 files successfuly once. Then problem appears again. Contacted my hosting provider, but there are no response yet.

Version: 0.44.0 (build 16485)

Windows 10

Should I just wait for a new version or is there something I can do? Thanks!

@endingmirage

Latest version of Publii is v0.44.1 (build 16519). Maybe try that.

No such problems with Publii on MacOS Intel via standard third-party web hosting provider (not Git, Netlify, etc).

Also downloaded new version, same problem persists. I have recieved an answer from my hosting provider, nothing changed on treir side, it was recommened for me to use passive mode. And yes, there are no problems uploading website manually via FTP with passive mode on. Well, can’t force Publii to use passive mode, so sticking to manual uploading for now

In Publii v.0.45 we will add an option to restart sync process after broken file upload. At this moment I can only recommend manual deployment if the connection with FTP is reseted.

@endingmirage – unfortunately library used in Publii for FTP does not support passive mode. I suppose that option to resume upload will solve 99% of sync issues