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[Fix] Server install spins unbounded while waiting for the provider - #1249

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Problem

InstallServer::run() waits for the provider instance to come up before connecting over SSH:

$maxWait = 180;
while ($maxWait > 0) {
    if (! $this->server->provider()->isRunning()) {
        continue;
    }
    ...
    Sleep::sleep(10);
    $maxWait -= 10;
}

The continue skips both Sleep::sleep(10) and the $maxWait decrement, so while the instance is not running yet the loop never pauses and never expires. isRunning() calls the provider API on every iteration, so the worker spins at full speed hammering the provider.

In the common case the instance becomes active after a few seconds and the loop escapes, having burned CPU and provider rate limit in the meantime. If the instance never reaches a running state — a provisioning failure, a quota rejection, an instance deleted out from under us — the job never returns and the ssh queue worker is stuck on it indefinitely.

Fix

Poll inside the bounded part of the loop so every iteration sleeps and decrements, and track whether a connection was actually established. If the timeout is reached without one, throw SSHConnectionError instead of falling through to install().

Falling through was the previous behaviour once the loop did expire: install() would fail on its first SSH call with a less obvious error. Throwing at the point the wait gives up names the actual cause, and InstallJob::failed() still handles it the same way — the server is marked installation-failed and the notification is sent.

The 180 literal moved to a MAX_WAIT_SECONDS constant so the message and the loop cannot drift apart.

Tests

tests/Feature/Jobs/ServerInstallJobTest.php fakes a DigitalOcean droplet that stays in new forever and counts how many times the provider is polled. The fake throws once polling passes 50, which is what makes the test terminate at all on the current code rather than hanging.

Against 4.x as it stands the test fails with:

isRunning() was polled 51 times: the wait loop is unbounded.

With the fix, polling is bounded to the 18 iterations the 180s budget allows, SSHConnectionError is raised, and the server is left in installing for InstallJob::failed() to transition.

Verified locally: Pint, PHPStan and the test suite all pass.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Server installation attempts now stop reliably when a new server does not become reachable within the expected waiting period.
    • Users receive a clear connection error instead of an installation process that could continue indefinitely.
    • Underlying SSH connection errors are preserved when installation fails.
    • Server status remains marked as Installing when the connection attempt fails.

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The server installation wait loop now advances towards its timeout on every poll. It throws SSHConnectionError when SSH connectivity is not established. Feature tests cover inactive DigitalOcean droplets and failed SSH connections.

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Server installation timeout

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Bounded wait and failure validation
app/Actions/Server/InstallServer.php, tests/Feature/Jobs/ServerInstallJobTest.php
The wait loop uses MAX_WAIT_SECONDS, sleeps and decrements on each poll, and throws SSHConnectionError when the server remains unreachable. Tests verify the poll limit, sleep count, INSTALLING status, and preservation of the underlying SSH error.

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In `@app/Actions/Server/InstallServer.php`:
- Around line 42-44: Update the SSHConnectionError catch in the server
installation retry flow to retain the latest exception instead of discarding it.
After the bounded retry timeout, rethrow that preserved error or attach it as
the previous exception to the final reachability error, while keeping the
existing retry behavior unchanged.

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- Line 74: Update the InstallServer test to assert exactly 18 polls, verify
Sleep::assertSleptTimes(18), and confirm all 18 sleeps lasted 10 seconds using
the existing Sleep::fake() setup; replace the current range assertion without
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The wait loop used `continue` while the instance was not running yet, skipping
both `Sleep::sleep(10)` and the `$maxWait` decrement. An instance that never
became active kept the job in a tight loop, hammering the provider API forever.

Poll inside the bounded loop instead, and throw `SSHConnectionError` when the
server is still unreachable after the timeout, so the job fails and reports
installation-failed rather than hanging. The last connection error is carried
as the previous exception so a permanent auth or host-key failure is not hidden
behind the generic reachability message.
@felipe-balloni
felipe-balloni force-pushed the fix/install-server-bounded-wait branch from c3bd45a to f68f0f8 Compare September 11, 2026 13:39
@saeedvaziry
saeedvaziry merged commit 0082bf5 into vitodeploy:4.x Sep 11, 2026
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felipe-balloni deleted the fix/install-server-bounded-wait branch September 27, 2026 16:33
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