Couldn’t log into HestiaCP, accessed server to find:
*** System Update Required ***
Rebooted the system, now all PHP based content is offline. Maybe this is a permission issue, some settings file overwritten perhaps. Still cannot access the HestiaCP. Generally speaking the system is configured to never update, appears to be an isolated instance.
Cheers.
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In the instance for reinstalling HestiaCP, which files do I backup to quickly redeploy the websites?
Thanks again.
Just run v-backup-users and copy all backups
Ran the command; where was the file stored and how would I copy the users back?
After reviewing the dpkg.log it appears this has occurred by updates automatically run by Hestia, any way it could be fixed without a complete reset? It appears some but not all features are working.
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Will Hestia install features necessary to keep it functional, or are there third party features I need to install manually to keep it working? Not all features listed in my logs indicate creation by the Hestia team, and perhaps this is evidence of a hack?
The Hestia management side of the web is logged in to 8083 by default.
Or run the v-backup-users command in the SSH terminal to automatically back up to the /backup directory
Download the file to your local computer.
Upload your download to the /backup directory. Not Hestia’s directory.
is the server’s /backup directory. Then execute v-restore-user www backup file in the terminal
For example:
Use v-restore-user www www.2025-04-19_07-22-05.tar to recover it
It will restore all your files, configurations! Don’t worry about losses
Thanks for the feedback, will linger while I complete the fix.
Appears to be a hack, generally speaking, but will pose further questions as necessary.
Thanks again!
Not a hack, but you cannot expect everything available oob. HCP does best in every aspect, even if one tries to compare it with paid panels. Also, glad you are able to sort the issue. 
Assuming the server was functional for a year, what are the odds a HestiaCP update would crash network bonding functionality/compatibility resulting in this exact outcome?
Probaly zero, as hestia doesnt touch it.
Behavior is odd, upfront in saying haven’t had a lot of time to work on this so let the server remain crashed for this duration.
Original Setup | nginx isn’t functioning after restart, no webserver or backend.
Backup Attempt | “mysqldump” needed to be reinstalled.
First Attempt (early May) | If installing Hestia fresh on Ubuntu 22.04.5 on a with a Round Robin Network Bond updated from 22.04.4 during setup, nginx & apache fail to start.
Second Attempt (mid May) | If installing Hestia fresh on Ubuntu 22.04.5 on a single cable updated from 22.04.4 during setup, the platform works.
ReDeployment Attempt (Today) | If installing Hestia fresh on Ubuntu 22.04.5 on a single cable updated from 22.04.4 during setup, nginx fails with the logged error:
Jun 07 21:13:03 panel.website.com systemd[1]: Starting nginx - high performance web server...
Jun 07 21:13:03 panel.website.com nginx[1008]: nginx: [emerg] open() "/etc/nginx/conf.d/domains/panel.website.com.conf" failed (2: No such file or directory) in /etc/nginx/nginx.conf:129
Jun 07 21:13:03 panel.website.com systemd[1]: nginx.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Jun 07 21:13:03 panel.website.com systemd[1]: nginx.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jun 07 21:13:03 panel.website.com systemd[1]: Failed to start nginx - high performance web server.
Sitename obfuscated.
Deployments on later versions of supported operating systems result in failures. All files referenced from the original deployment (2024), no new files were acquired to test this other than the server reaching out to grab resources.
Can handle most creatures, but it never hurts to ask what kind of dragon this is?
Shouldn’t this be working out of the box?
Thanks in advance and for feedback so far!