Cloud export not importable in self-hosted releases (hash in VERSION file) #2537

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opened 2026-03-22 14:11:10 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
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Originally created by @clp17 on GitHub (Feb 14, 2026).

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Issue description

Exports generated on vikunja.cloud fail to import into self-hosted Vikunja release builds.

The export archive contains a VERSION file with a hash (e.g. c2a132d56de7...) instead of a semantic version.
Release builds expect a semantic version and fail with:

err="malformed version: c2a132d56de794529c77f952b47c788970f4db7b"

Workaround

Manually edit the export archive:

  • Open the vikunja export file (ZIP)

  • Replace the content of the VERSION file with a semantic version, e.g.:

    v1.1.0
    
  • Re-import the file

Vikunja Version

c2a132d56d

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Originally created by @clp17 on GitHub (Feb 14, 2026). ### Pre-submission checklist - [x] I have searched for existing open or closed issue reports with the same problem. ### Description ## Issue description Exports generated on **vikunja.cloud** fail to import into **self-hosted Vikunja release builds**. The export archive contains a `VERSION` file with a hash (e.g. `c2a132d56de7...`) instead of a semantic version. Release builds expect a semantic version and fail with: ``` err="malformed version: c2a132d56de794529c77f952b47c788970f4db7b" ``` ### Workaround Manually edit the export archive: * Open the `vikunja` export file (ZIP) * Replace the content of the `VERSION` file with a semantic version, e.g.: ``` v1.1.0 ``` * Re-import the file ### Vikunja Version c2a132d56de794529c77f952b47c788970f4db7b ### Browser and version _No response_ ### Can you reproduce the bug on the Vikunja demo site? Please select ### Screenshots <img width="1258" height="432" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/028edc28-0086-4fe1-8350-a9a74688c75c" />
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@kolaente commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2026):

We're currently building the cloud version from source for deployment reasons, hence the hash mismatch issue. I hope to change that soon, until then you'll need to use the workaround you mentioned.

@kolaente commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2026): We're currently building the cloud version from source for deployment reasons, hence the hash mismatch issue. I hope to change that soon, until then you'll need to use the workaround you mentioned.
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Reference: github-starred/vikunja#2537