Electric Eel: Custom YAML app not updating

Hi Guys,

I’m using Electric Eel 24.10.0 and I am extemely happy to see yaml support using docker compose, however when images have updates, EE isn’t reporting that updates are available.

I have also restarted the middleware, which used to instigate a check, which isn’t working.

Anyone else experiancing this?

Thanks,

Ive been running the beta and I just had to update using the docker commands in the CLI. Would like a built in way to initiate an update.

I’m using Dockcheck to check for and updated my Docker containers, another option would be Watchtower.

Ive also used Dockge before Electric Eel was available and that was really nice and easy to use. You can get it from the TrueNas app store now.

On the Applications screen, don’t you have a column labeled Updates? I had one indicate an update was available, checked the box on the left, chose Upgrade All Selected from the Select Action drop-down, and it worked.

I don’t think CLI installed apps show up on the Scale App UI. Ones that are installed through the UI - custom app or paste yaml will.

Until it’s added as a feature (25.04?), you can use portainer or dockge to manage them.

I don’t know what CLI installed apps are (all new to this). I have one app installed from the TrueNAS-provided list, and one I made with YAML, as you say. They both show on the Applications screen.

I’m talking about Custom apps using (compose) YAML via the WebUI.

They do now show “Update available” when i know images are available.

For anyone else experiancing this, the following command will update all images. You’ll need to stop and start them from the WebUI.

docker images --format “{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}” | xargs -L1 docker pull

I do have container “container_name” defined in the YAML and I’ve removed this for testing. This could be causing it.

Edit: container_name did not make any difference :frowning:

What happens when you click the checkbox and select “Upgrade all selected”?

Its Greyed out for the apps in question. When I have a truenas catalog app selected (that need updates) at the same time as the apps in question, it only updates the truenas app.

Can someone please confirm if this is a me thing?

If its not, I’ll create a bug report.

Seeing the same thing for both custom apps I created before the EE upgrade and Docker-Compose YAML apps defined after the upgrade. Several images have had updates available for over 2 weeks, but no notification or update, even though I’ve restarted the server since.
I’m not using any of the apps from the catalog.
WebUI says everything is up to date and the Bulk Action “Upgrade all selected” is greyed out.

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