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I found the issue! The same permission denied error on /opt/data/.env is happening again. The application is trying to read a .env file from a mounted volume that it doesn't have permission to access.

me too, total unrestartable!

Q1 is when user Zeabur started it can read file of use Hermes

Q2 when --TUI not install, node module installation also fail

whenever Hermes setup is use to config, it will be crash once restarted

Hi,

I checked the logs for your service. The crash on restart is caused by this error:

PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/opt/data/.env'

The Hermes Agent container drops root privileges during startup, but the .env file on the persistent volume was created with root-only permissions — so the non-root process can't read it, causing a crash loop.

This issue has been fixed in the latest template update. Please redeploy your service from the template to pick up the fix:

1. Delete the current hermes-agent-super service
2. Go to the Hermes Agent template and deploy a new instance into the same project
3. Re-enter your environment variables (OpenRouter API key, Telegram bot token, etc.)

Regarding Q1 (hermes command only works via .venv/bin/hermes): this is expected — the binary is installed inside a Python virtual environment. Use the full path .venv/bin/hermes, or run source /opt/hermes/.venv/bin/activate first to activate the venv.

If you have other questions, please create a new post. Thanks!

Thanks. It is working now.

can I ask What is the proper way to update Hermes Agent ?

Hi cyfong,

Glad it's working now!

To update Hermes Agent, go to your service settings and change the image tag to the newer version. You can find available versions on the Hermes Agent Docker Hub page. After updating the tag, the service will automatically redeploy with the new version.

Before upgrading, it's recommended to back up your data on the persistent volume (/opt/data) first. Newer versions may include configuration changes, so please check the service logs after upgrading to make sure there are no errors.

If you have other questions, please create a new post. Thanks!

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