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[Bug]: Can't export my data because sync isn't working #2874

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opened 2026-02-28 20:31:16 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 6 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 20:31:16 -06:00
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Originally created by @cpetry on GitHub (Jan 31, 2026).

Verified issue does not already exist?

  • I have searched and found no existing issue

What happened?

I can't use "export data" as my browsers fail to sync. I guess it is some network related issue in my home network. Actual is running on a proxmox LXC.
In the console I get these errors:

TypeError: NetworkError when attempting to fetch resource. kcab.worker.Dy-BFUj5.js:1:76611
Error: PostError: network-failure
PostError https://192.168.0.178:5006/kcab/kcab.worker.Dy-BFUj5.js:1
resBuffer https://192.168.0.178:5006/kcab/kcab.worker.Dy-BFUj5.js:1

Is there a way to manually "export" or fetch this data directly from my server running actual?
Where are these files located or is there a script that runs the export?

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Where are you hosting Actual?

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Originally created by @cpetry on GitHub (Jan 31, 2026). ### Verified issue does not already exist? - [x] I have searched and found no existing issue ### What happened? I can't use "export data" as my browsers fail to sync. I guess it is some network related issue in my home network. Actual is running on a proxmox LXC. In the console I get these errors: > TypeError: NetworkError when attempting to fetch resource. kcab.worker.Dy-BFUj5.js:1:76611 > Error: PostError: network-failure PostError https://192.168.0.178:5006/kcab/kcab.worker.Dy-BFUj5.js:1 resBuffer https://192.168.0.178:5006/kcab/kcab.worker.Dy-BFUj5.js:1 Is there a way to manually "export" or fetch this data directly from my server running actual? Where are these files located or is there a script that runs the export? ### How can we reproduce the issue? How can we reproduce the issue? ### Where are you hosting Actual? None ### What browsers are you seeing the problem on? _No response_ ### Operating System None
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 20:31:16 -06:00
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@MatissJanis commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2026):

👋 please use the community discord for tech support.

Closing as this is not a bug.

@MatissJanis commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2026): 👋 please use the community discord for tech support. Closing as this is not a bug.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 20:31:16 -06:00
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@cpetry commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2026):

Well, but I do have a bug!
Sync is not working. Tried with Firefox, Chrome, Brave etc.
This happened after I put in lots of data. At first it worked, then I can't sync at all anymore.

I'm hosting it on my server using the proxmox LXC. So operating system should be a debian linux.
See here: https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/scripts?id=actualbudget

EDIT:
On discord no one is responding regarding the manual export:
https://discord.com/channels/937901803608096828/1465062470971555961

@cpetry commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2026): Well, but I do have a bug! Sync is not working. Tried with Firefox, Chrome, Brave etc. This happened after I put in lots of data. At first it worked, then I can't sync at all anymore. I'm hosting it on my server using the proxmox LXC. So operating system should be a debian linux. See here: https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/scripts?id=actualbudget EDIT: On discord no one is responding regarding the manual export: https://discord.com/channels/937901803608096828/1465062470971555961
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 20:31:17 -06:00
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@MatissJanis commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2026):

Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to be dismissive. Instead - trying to be helpful.

We have >10k members on the community discord and only ~5 people on github issues. So the best place to get tech support is the community discord.

As for labeling this a "bug" - I'm pretty sure it has to do with how your instance is configured. So again: best reaching out on discord to get help. I'm sure others are deploying via proxmox too and can help.

@MatissJanis commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2026): Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to be dismissive. Instead - trying to be helpful. We have >10k members on the community discord and only ~5 people on github issues. So the best place to get tech support is the community discord. As for labeling this a "bug" - I'm pretty sure it has to do with how your instance is configured. So again: best reaching out on discord to get help. I'm sure others are deploying via proxmox too and can help.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 20:31:17 -06:00
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@cpetry commented on GitHub (Feb 1, 2026):

I found the issue.
tl;dr: Increase LXC Memory to at least 4GB.

Just for the record if anyone else has problems with the proxmox LXC:
After digging a bit deeper and figured out where to find actual budget logs (didn't find anything in docs)
I found one very clear log entry:
journalctl -u actualbudget --no-pager | tail -n 50

actual-server[2992]: FATAL ERROR: Reached heap limit Allocation failed - JavaScript heap out of memory

Sadly this wasn't communicated anywhere.
So increasing memory to 4GB on my lxc, restarting and retry syncing did the trick.
Sync by the way took >10min on my content (~128MB sqlite file)

@cpetry commented on GitHub (Feb 1, 2026): I found the issue. tl;dr: Increase LXC Memory to at least 4GB. Just for the record if anyone else has problems with the proxmox LXC: After digging a bit deeper and figured out where to find actual budget logs (didn't find anything in docs) I found one very clear log entry: `journalctl -u actualbudget --no-pager | tail -n 50` >actual-server[2992]: FATAL ERROR: Reached heap limit Allocation failed - JavaScript heap out of memory Sadly this wasn't communicated anywhere. So increasing memory to 4GB on my lxc, restarting and retry syncing did the trick. Sync by the way took >10min on my content (~128MB sqlite file)
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 20:31:17 -06:00
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@leomeneguzzi commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2026):

So, I don't want that is a good idea to just close this issue.
I also have this problem, and using this:

/app # node -e 'console.log(v8.getHeapStatistics().heap_size_limit / 1024 / 1024 + " MB")'
4144 MB

In theory, the node memory limit is already 4GB

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root      155.6M Feb  4 22:37 file-3154c720-456f-4a05-88c4-74715536e7ed.blob
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        1.9G Feb  4 22:17 group-b67ccd7e-57e1-47fb-910a-07c99df3ab49.sqlite

This is my SQLite at this moment (I don't have any idea how this has 1.9GB)
But I have used Actual for less than 2 years, I think...
Soon it will have 4GB, 10GB?
How much memory will be necessary?

Also, I downloaded the SQLite from the server to understand this size:

SELECT 
    name, 
    SUM(pgsize) / 1048576.0 AS size_mb
FROM dbstat
GROUP BY name
ORDER BY size_mb DESC;

| name                               | size_mb       |
|------------------------------------|---------------|
| messages_binary                    | 1641.29296875 |
| sqlite_autoindex_messages_binary_1 | 301.0625      |
| messages_merkles                   | 0.0546875     |
| sqlite_schema                      | 0.00390625    |

I can't be the first one to face this problem, I don't upload files to actual, just use it to manage the transactions... I don't see how it could reach this size, even with this size, the memory consumption is really high

@leomeneguzzi commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2026): So, I don't want that is a good idea to just close this issue. I also have this problem, and using this: ``` /app # node -e 'console.log(v8.getHeapStatistics().heap_size_limit / 1024 / 1024 + " MB")' 4144 MB ``` In theory, the node memory limit is already 4GB ``` -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 155.6M Feb 4 22:37 file-3154c720-456f-4a05-88c4-74715536e7ed.blob -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1.9G Feb 4 22:17 group-b67ccd7e-57e1-47fb-910a-07c99df3ab49.sqlite ``` This is my SQLite at this moment (I don't have any idea how this has 1.9GB) But I have used Actual for less than 2 years, I think... Soon it will have 4GB, 10GB? How much memory will be necessary? Also, I downloaded the SQLite from the server to understand this size: ``` SELECT name, SUM(pgsize) / 1048576.0 AS size_mb FROM dbstat GROUP BY name ORDER BY size_mb DESC; | name | size_mb | |------------------------------------|---------------| | messages_binary | 1641.29296875 | | sqlite_autoindex_messages_binary_1 | 301.0625 | | messages_merkles | 0.0546875 | | sqlite_schema | 0.00390625 | ``` I can't be the first one to face this problem, I don't upload files to actual, just use it to manage the transactions... I don't see how it could reach this size, even with this size, the memory consumption is really high
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 20:31:17 -06:00
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@MatissJanis commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2026):

@leomeneguzzi either "reset sync" in settings or export & import the budget.

https://actualbudget.org/docs/settings/#reset-sync

@MatissJanis commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2026): @leomeneguzzi either "reset sync" in settings or export & import the budget. https://actualbudget.org/docs/settings/#reset-sync
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