# Do get custom app paths get reset after updates?

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/do-get-custom-app-paths-get-reset-after-updates/25583>\
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [October 7, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/do-get-custom-app-paths-get-reset-after-updates/25583 "2026-10-07T07:08:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![renesebastian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6a8cbe/32.png) [@renesebastian](https://community.umbrel.com/u/renesebastian)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/do-get-custom-app-paths-get-reset-after-updates/25583/1 "2026-10-07T07:08:56Z")

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I have some apps made “publicly” available via Nginx Proxy Manager, so i can access them via a subdomain. Let say Jellyfin can also open from [jellyfin.domain.com](http://jellyfin.domain.com) . But by default, when you open an app from Umbrel it always opens umbrel.local:portnumber .

I figured out that you can change the yml file and update the path value. The question is; does this value get reset after an app update and is there a way to prevent this?

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**Author:** ![aidencole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce73a5/32.png) [@aidencole](https://community.umbrel.com/u/aidencole)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/do-get-custom-app-paths-get-reset-after-updates/25583/2 "2026-10-07T15:44:22Z")

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Hey, yep, edits to umbrel-app.yml get overwritten when the app updates, so that path change won’t stick.

An easier option if you’re on umbrelOS 1.7 or newer: right-click an empty spot on the Umbrel home screen, choose “Add shortcut”, and paste your full URL, like [https://jellyfin.domain.com](https://jellyfin.domain.com). That gives you a separate shortcut to your subdomain without editing any app files, so app updates won’t reset it.

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**Author:** ![renesebastian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6a8cbe/32.png) [@renesebastian](https://community.umbrel.com/u/renesebastian)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/do-get-custom-app-paths-get-reset-after-updates/25583/3 "2026-10-07T18:27:16Z")

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That’s a solution for sure, thanks allot! I’ll take the double icons for granted 😉