# Etherpad service seems to start fine yet status remains "failed"
**URL:** https://forum.yunohost.org/t/etherpad-service-seems-to-start-fine-yet-status-remains-failed/42803
**Category:** Support apps
**Tags:** etherpad\_mypads, service, english
**Created:** [August 12, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/etherpad-service-seems-to-start-fine-yet-status-remains-failed/42803 "2026-08-12T21:24:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@njiruk](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/njiruk)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/etherpad-service-seems-to-start-fine-yet-status-remains-failed/42803/1 "2026-08-12T21:24:46Z")
**What app is this about, and its version** : Etherpad MyPads, 1.9.1~ynh3
**What YunoHost version are you running** : 12.1.39 (stable)
**What type of hardware are you using** : Old laptop or computer
### Describe your issue
After a reboot of my server a couple of days ago I noticed the Etherpad Mypads app is not working anymore. I get a “502 Bad Gateway” message in my browser, and checking starting the service via ssh seems to go fine, yet the status remains “failed”.
In the admin pane for this app:
- I posted the relevant part of the the log here.
That seems to point to a missing node. Weird… I had installed another app (or two) in the past week, so perhaps this is the cause, though I thought yunohost manages dependencies rather independently for each app..?
I also should say that I remember an app install to be very slow (or non-ending), so perhaps that’s the issue… (Though, I’ve had that in the past, without issues).
- And there is also this message:
“This application is currently flagged as broken on YunoHost’s application catalog. This may be a temporary issue while the maintainers attempt to fix the issue. In the meantime, upgrading this app is disabled.”
I had this in the past with another app, but then that app still worked, I just couldn’t update it.
### Share relevant logs or error messages
Aug 12 22:52:08 (node)[440141]: etherpad\_mypads\_\_2.service: Failed to locate executable /opt/node\_n/n/versions/node/14.21.3/bin/node: No such file or directory
Aug 12 22:52:08 (node)[440141]: etherpad\_mypads\_\_2.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /opt/node\_n/n/versions/node/14.21.3/bin/node: No such file or directory
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### Author:  [@jarod5001](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/jarod5001)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/etherpad-service-seems-to-start-fine-yet-status-remains-failed/42803/2 "2026-08-12T22:17:51Z")
> [@njiruk](#):
>
> /opt/node\_n/n/versions/node/14.21.3/bin/node: No such file or directory
😬
That’s a very old version.
Can you check the content of /opt/node\_n/n/versions/node
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### Author:  [@njiruk](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/njiruk)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/etherpad-service-seems-to-start-fine-yet-status-remains-failed/42803/3 "2026-08-12T22:43:24Z")
I just did that. I see:
10 12 14 16 18 18.20.8 20 20.19.4 20.19.5 22 22.21.0 22.21.1 22.22.3 22.23.0
So, no 14.21.3…
I guess it got removed when trying to install the other app (probably Appflowy - it has a non-working service listed while the app itself is not listed as installed) which didn’t complete the install…
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### Author:  [@otm33](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/otm33)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/etherpad-service-seems-to-start-fine-yet-status-remains-failed/42803/4 "2026-08-13T08:10:29Z")
Yes, this app has not been updated for 3 years.
You can reinstall node 14
```auto
N_PREFIX=/opt/node_n/ /usr/share/yunohost/helpers.v2.1.d/vendor/n/n install 14.21.3
```
or switch to the etherpad app if it fits your needs.
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### Author:  [@otm33](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/otm33)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/etherpad-service-seems-to-start-fine-yet-status-remains-failed/42803/5 "2026-08-13T08:16:42Z")
> [@njiruk](#):
>
> probably Appflowy - it has a non-working service listed while the app itself is not listed as installed
I guess this is appflowyweb ? You can remove it
```auto
yunohost service remove appflowyweb
```
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### Author:  [@njiruk](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/njiruk)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/etherpad-service-seems-to-start-fine-yet-status-remains-failed/42803/6 "2026-08-13T14:10:34Z")
Great thanks! That was the precise single-command I needed!
I see, I didn’t know about the “Etherpad” (without “My Pads”) app, which doesn’t feature plugins or mysql database, apparently. I can definitely consider that. I currently don’t (really) use the plugins.
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### Author:  [@njiruk](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/njiruk)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/etherpad-service-seems-to-start-fine-yet-status-remains-failed/42803/7 "2026-08-13T14:11:43Z")
Also the precise command I needed for that, thanks! Well, just a little typo: appflowy\_web 🙂
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### Author:  [@njiruk](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/njiruk)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/etherpad-service-seems-to-start-fine-yet-status-remains-failed/42803/8 "2026-08-13T14:18:15Z")
Still related, as it’s (probably?) the source of the issue: I wonder if it’s a good idea to re-try installing Appflowy web now… What would you recommend? And if not a good idea, should this be flagged more widely?
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### Author:  [@otm33](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/otm33)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/etherpad-service-seems-to-start-fine-yet-status-remains-failed/42803/9 "2026-08-13T15:06:56Z")
I don’t think the removal of node 14 was related to the installation of a _specific_ app using nodejs.
You can try reinstalling appflowy. Anyway, you know now how to reinstall node 14 if needed.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/etherpad-service-seems-to-start-fine-yet-status-remains-failed/42803/10 "2026-08-28T15:07:28Z")
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