Automatic Module updates not working

GrahamRHK · February 14, 2026, 9:05am

I have two FreePBX systems - one test and one production. They are both configured to automatically check for updates, notify by email, apply and confirm by email. This works faultlessly on the test system but never on the production system. I cannot find out why the difference. Both systems are identical apart from some variation in endpoints - indeed I recall that I cloned the production system from test about 9 months ago. Anyone got any advice where to look for the difference.

kierknoby · February 14, 2026, 9:10am

It may be related to this, the mirrors currently having issues:

FreePBX® Mirror Status
Session Summary (2 checks)

Score: 40%

Mirrors: 0/3
Valid SSL: 3/3
Response: 0.00s

Modules

v17: 0 Stable | 0 Edge
v16: 0 Stable | 0 Edge

Base-Line

Cloudflare: 0.03s
Google: 0.01s

14 Feb 2026 09:09 UTC

FreePBX Mirror Status — IN1CLICK

kierknoby · February 14, 2026, 9:15am

Just to add, the mirrors have been unstable two Saturdays in a row. Change the day the automated updates happens and see if you have more luck, bearing in mind most people will choose Sunday as the alternative day and that may get busy too. If that’s the reason why.

EDIT: Question for @penguinpbx
The email notification states “The automated upgrade was aborted, and will be automatically retried in the future”. Does this mean in an hour, in a day, or we’ll try at the same time next week?

penguinpbx · February 15, 2026, 10:13pm

It is the default day, so, yeah, pretty busy:

github.com/FreePBX/framework

amp_conf/htdocs/admin/libraries/Builtin/UpdateManager.php

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          	 * @return array
          	 */
          	public function getCurrentUpdateSettings($encode = true) {
          		$retarr = [
          			"notification_emails" => "",
          			"system_ident" => "",
          			"auto_system_updates" => "emailonly", // This is ignored if not on a supported OS
          			"auto_module_updates" => "enabled",
          			"auto_module_security_updates" => "enabled",
          			"unsigned_module_emails" => "enabled",
          			"update_every" => "saturday",
          			"update_period" => "8to12",
          		];
          
          		foreach ($retarr as $k => $null) {
          			$val = $this->freepbx->getConfig($k, "updates");
          			if($k === 'system_ident') {
          				$val_old = \FreePBX::Config()->get('FREEPBX_SYSTEM_IDENT');
          				if($val_old !== $val) {
          					$this->freepbx->setConfig($k, $val_old, "updates");
          				}

Looks that way… that code block exits on failure without rescheduling:

github.com/FreePBX/framework

amp_conf/htdocs/admin/libraries/Console/Moduleadmin.class.php

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          		$elapsed = $end - $start;
          
          		if ($result !== true) {
          			$this->addToEmail(sprintf(_("Downloading module '%s' failed after %s seconds!"), $modulename, $elapsed));
          			$line = _("The following error(s) occured:");
          			$this->writeln($line, "error", false);
          			$this->addToEmail($line);
          			$this->writeln(' - '.implode("\n - ",$result), "error", false);
          			$this->addToEmail(' - '.implode("\n - ",$result));
          			$this->addToEmail(_("The automatic upgrade was aborted, and will be automatically retried in the future. You can manually re-run the upgrade with 'fwconsole ma installall' after resolving the error."));
          			exit(2);
          		}
          
          		$this->writeln(sprintf(_("Download completed in %s seconds"), $elapsed));
          		$this->addToEmail(sprintf(_("Module %s successfully downloaded in %s seconds"),$modulename, $elapsed));
          		return true;
          	}
          
          	public function progress($type, $data) {
          		switch($type) {
          			case "verifying":

Instead it jumps to the object destructor which then sends out the email:

github.com/FreePBX/framework

amp_conf/htdocs/admin/libraries/Console/Moduleadmin.class.php

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          	private $previousEdge = null;
              private $previousCache = null;
          	private $tag = null;
          	private $emailbody = [];
          	private $sendemail = false;
          	private $updatemanager = null;
          	private $nt = null;
          	private $skipbreaking = false;
          	public $DEBUG = false;
          
          	public function __destruct() {
          		$this->endOfLife();
          	}
          
          	private function endOfLife() {
          		if(!$this->sendemail || empty($this->emailbody)) {
          			return;
          		}
          
          		$brand = $this->FreePBX->Config->get('DASHBOARD_FREEPBX_BRAND');
          		$ident = $this->FreePBX->Config->get('FREEPBX_SYSTEM_IDENT');

kierknoby · February 16, 2026, 8:37am

Thanks Chris. @GrahamRHK, I updated 10x v16 without issues between 08:00 and 14:00 GMT on Sunday (yesterday). Change the day and see if it solves it. @penguinpbx’s reply pretty much confirms what I was saying.

GrahamRHK · February 18, 2026, 7:47am

Thanks for the advice. I tried manually on Saturday and nothing worked. I tried again on Sunday and updates installed correctly. I have set the auto update to Sunday and will see what happens. I notice that my test system has always been set to Sunday and has always worked.

kierknoby · February 18, 2026, 8:36am

Good news, thanks for letting us know. Don’t forget to Apply Config, even after automated updates. It does not reload Asterisk by itself.

GrahamRHK · February 26, 2026, 10:57am

Good news. Auto Update worked last Sunday and notification emails arrived. Solved! Thank for advice

system · March 5, 2026, 10:58am

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