I’m running on a Intel NUC. When I click the Install now from the Settings screen I get an Update Failed message and have to reenter my password.to log back in. The system is still on 1.5 and tells me umbrelOS 1.7.1 is now available to install.

Thats the upfollowing release.. its called Semantic Versioning (SemVer). To explain why a version jumps from 1.5 directly to 1.7.1, it helps to understand the standard Major.Minor.Patch structure: The Format: X.Y.Z.. X - Major Version: Incremented when you make incompatible API changes. Y - …

This seems to happen to all of us Intel NUC owners… I had the same problem trying to update from 1.4.2 to 1.5 on a Intel NUC (Model NUC10i7FNH). I ended up starting over from scratch and loading 1.5. I haven’t tried updating to 1.7.1 yet, but I’m sure I’ll have similar problems with a failed …

Try stopping your apps before upgrading. I managed the 1.5 to 1.7.1 upgrade but it resulted in 5 apps refusing to start. The only way I managed to resolve this, was to restore each app using “rewind” from my backup server .. to the day before the upgrade. This really sucks for a server OS (My sy…

Hello, I suggest you check the logs: cat /var/lib/mender/device_type mender --version sudo systemctl is-active mender-client mender 2>/dev/null || true and check if you have an external disk mounted. If so, unmount it. sudo umount /home/umbrel/umbrel/external/Untitled then restart the 1.7.1 i…

Hi, I do have an external disk with the blockchain data on. Would I then shut down my Pi4, disconnect the external drive and then start and update?

And what if you boot off the external drive?

Starting the Pi4 without the external SSD did not work. I just got to a page where I could set up a new Umbrel or restore. So I assume info about my Umbrel is stored on the SSD, not the SD card? Or is there another way to do it?

Yes, your assumption is correct. On Umbrel OS (especially Raspberry Pi setups), the base OS lives on the microSD card, while all your apps, data, Bitcoin blockchain, files, settings, and configurations are stored on the external SSD. This design allows you to reflash the SD card without losing every…

I’d recommend you not to follow what someone copy-pasting from an AI suggests (and clearly hasn’t tested himself), it’s safer to wait for a smother upgrade version, there’s probably no need to rush, and this version hasn’t been tested enough, it went from beta to final version in just 6 days. My 2 …

Fail to Update umbrelOS1.5 --> 1.7.1

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bmentink May 3, 2026, 9:42pm 19

Yep, Umbrel is broke .. maintainers fix please!

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