I’m trying to alter the theme on my PeerTube instance through Administration > Plugins/Themes and then selected Themes and Search.
However, this just produces the message « The plugin index is not available. Please retry later. »
How do I install a new theme?
hi! I also got this issue, I wondered if you solved it? thanks!
Did you just install your Peertube instance?
Peertube scans plugins and themes every 12 hours by default (see check_latest_versions_interval in your production.yaml). I guess this could happen when the first indexing is not done yet.
ohh thank you. that is likely the issue. appreciate your help!
Maybe Peertube could index plugins on first startup? To provide a better user experience for new admins.
I opened a feature request: Index plugins/themes on first startup, for better user experience for new admins. · Issue #6411 · Chocobozzz/PeerTube · GitHub
hi! after more than 24 hhours the plugin/theme search does not work. is it possible the indexing has not occurred?
the production.yaml shows 12 hours for check_latest_versions_interval, so it ought to have indexed by now.
thanks
Do you have errors in PeerTube logs?
the logs output these lines when accessing the plugin search:
May 28 21:37:05 z133 peertube[356548]: [video.lamer-ethos.site:443] 2024-05-28 21:37:05.911 info: 121.99.166.202 - - [28/May/2024:09:37:05 +0000] "POST /api/v1/server/logs/client HTTP/1.0" 204 - "https://video.lamer-ethos.site/admin/plugins/search?pluginType=1" "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:125.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/125.0"
May 28 21:37:05 z133 peertube[356548]: [video.lamer-ethos.site:443] 2024-05-28 21:37:05.921 error: Client log: {"message":"Plugin index unavailable. Please retry later","status":503,"body":{"type":"about:blank","title":"Service Unavailable","detail":"Plugin index unavailable. Please retry later","status":503,"docs":"https://docs.joinpeertube.org/api-rest-reference.html#operation/getAvailablePlugins","error":"Plugin index unavailable. Please retry later"},"headers":{"normalizedNames":{},"lazyUpdate":null}} {
May 28 21:37:05 z133 peertube[356548]: "username": "holo",
May 28 21:37:05 z133 peertube[356548]: "userAgent": "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:125.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/125.0",
May 28 21:37:05 z133 peertube[356548]: "url": "https://video.lamer-ethos.site/admin/plugins/search?pluginType=1"
May 28 21:37:05 z133 peertube[356548]: }
May 28 21:37:05 z133 peertube[356548]: [video.lamer-ethos.site:443] 2024-05-28 21:37:05.921 info: 121.99.166.202 - - [28/May/2024:09:37:05 +0000] "POST /api/v1/server/logs/client HTTP/1.0" 204 - "https://video.lamer-ethos.site/admin/plugins/search?pluginType=1" "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:125.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/125.0"
May 28 21:37:05 z133 peertube[356548]: [video.lamer-ethos.site:443] 2024-05-28 21:37:05.924 error: Client log: Error: The plugin index is not available. Please retry later. {
any help is appreciated.
Can you enable peertube debug logs and re-paste them?
here are the debug level logs for the plugin search interactions.
info[28/05/2024, 11:12:35 pm] 121.99.166.202 - - [28/May/2024:11:12:35 +0000] "GET /api/v1/plugins/available?start=0&count=10&sort=-trending&pluginType=1 HTTP/1.0" 503 269 "https://video.lamer-ethos.site/admin/plugins/search?pluginType=1" "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:125.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/125.0"
{
"tags": [
"http"
]
}
error[28/05/2024, 11:12:35 pm] Client log: Backend returned code 503, errorMessage is: Plugin index unavailable. Please retry later
{
"tags": [
"client"
],
"username": "holo",
"userAgent": "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:125.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/125.0",
"url": "https://video.lamer-ethos.site/admin/plugins/search?pluginType=1"
}
info[28/05/2024, 11:12:35 pm] 121.99.166.202 - - [28/May/2024:11:12:35 +0000] "POST /api/v1/server/logs/client HTTP/1.0" 204 - "https://video.lamer-ethos.site/admin/plugins/search?pluginType=1" "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:125.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/125.0"
{
"tags": [
"http"
]
}
error[28/05/2024, 11:12:35 pm] Client log: {"message":"Plugin index unavailable. Please retry later","status":503,"body":{"type":"about:blank","title":"Service Unavailable","detail":"Plugin index unavailable. Please retry later","status":503,"docs":"https://docs.joinpeertube.org/api-rest-reference.html#operation/getAvailablePlugins","error":"Plugin index unavailable. Please retry later"},"headers":{"normalizedNames":{},"lazyUpdate":null}}
{
"tags": [
"client"
],
"username": "holo",
"userAgent": "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:125.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/125.0",
"url": "https://video.lamer-ethos.site/admin/plugins/search?pluginType=1"
}
info[28/05/2024, 11:12:35 pm] 121.99.166.202 - - [28/May/2024:11:12:35 +0000] "POST /api/v1/server/logs/client HTTP/1.0" 204 - "https://video.lamer-ethos.site/admin/plugins/search?pluginType=1" "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:125.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/125.0"
{
"tags": [
"http"
]
}
error[28/05/2024, 11:12:35 pm] Client log: Error: The plugin index is not available. Please retry later.
{
"tags": [
"client"
],
"username": "holo",
"userAgent": "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:125.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/125.0",
"url": "https://video.lamer-ethos.site/admin/plugins/search?pluginType=1"
}
info[28/05/2024, 11:12:35 pm] 121.99.166.202 - - [28/May/2024:11:12:35 +0000] "POST /api/v1/server/logs/client HTTP/1.0" 204 - "https://video.lamer-ethos.site/admin/plugins/search?pluginType=1" "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:125.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/125.0"
{
"tags": [
"http"
]
}
if there is a config flag I have to add it will have to wait, I am importing my previous account which may take a day or so.
Yes, you need to update the level in the peertube configuration: PeerTube/config/production.yaml.example at develop · Chocobozzz/PeerTube · GitHub
Then restart peertube.
Do you have a proxy or a specific network rule that forbid out HTTP requests on your server? I can’t see your instance request on the plugin index.
ok well I will add the config changes when this account import is complete.
there should not be a proxy or http limitations, however there may be an error with my nginx config? that is one idea maybe.
thanks for the support.
hi sorry to take so long to reply to this, the user upload failed and I took some time off.
I have the debug output from attempting to search the plugin/theme index here:
like I say, there ought not to be any proxy restrictions on this vps, however maybe there is one enabled by default? (debian 12)
thanks!
I had such a story, either Ipv6 (disabled), or in Debian 12 look at DNS (settings), now there is no systemd-resolved
so I should look to disable « systemd-resolved »?
thanks!
-edit-
I do not see it on this vps.
–edit edit–
disabling ipv6 got it to work! thanks you @bestperson for the help! also @Chocobozzz for helping me with enabling debug!
Just in case, there is no systemd-resolved in Debian 12, and the entire DNS is configured in etc/resolv.conf, so in etc/resolv.conf sometimes the DNS entry somehow disappears). I’m glad that everything worked out, IPv6 often brings difficulties